noun
abomination
uh-bo-mih-NAY-shuhn
noun
1
Something that causes intense disgust or hatred.
"The old regime's treatment of prisoners was an abomination."
"Critics called the new building an architectural abomination."
How to Use Abomination
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishSomething so bad it disgusts people — often used with moral or religious weight.
Common pairings
an abomination to
a moral abomination
Word Forms
abominations plural
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Etymology
From Latin abominatio, "an abomination, detestation" — see abominable.