abominate

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Pronunciation

• (America) IPA: /əˈbɒm.əˌnəɪt/, /əˈbɒm.ɪˌnəɪt/
• (adjective) (America) IPA: /ə.ˈbɒm.ə.ˌnəɪt/, /ə.ˈbɒm.ɪ.ˌnəɪt/, /ə.ˈbɒm.ə.nət/

Adjective

abominate

1. (rare) Abominable; detested. [First attested in the late 16^th century.]

Verb

abominate (abominates, present participle abominating; past and past participle abominated)

1. (transitive) To feel disgust towards; to loathe or detest thoroughly; to hate in the highest degree, as if with religious dread. [First attested in the mid 17^th century.]

   Synonyms: abhor

2. (transitive, colloquial) To dislike strongly. [First attested in the late 19^th century.]

Synonyms

• (to abhor) abhor, loathe, detest
• See also Thesaurus:hate

Related terms

• abomination

Translations

• French: abominer
• German: verabscheuen
• Italian: abominare
• Portuguese: abominar
• Russian: пита́ть отвраще́ние
• Spanish: abominar, detestar

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