abomination
Pronunciation Noun
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Pronunciation Noun
abomination
- (countable) An abominable act; a disgusting vice; a despicable habit. [First attested around 1150 to 1350.]
- (uncountable) The feeling of extreme disgust and hatred [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]
- Synonyms: abhorrence, aversion, detestation, disgust, loathing, loathsomeness, odiousness
- (obsolete, uncountable) A state that excites detestation or abhorrence; pollution. [Attested from around 1350-1470 to the late 15th century.]
- (countable) That which is abominable, shamefully vile; an object that excites disgust and hatred; very often with religious undertones. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]
- Synonyms: perversion
- French: abomination
- German: Greuel
- Russian: мерзость
- Spanish: abominación
- French: abomination
- German: Abscheu
- Portuguese: abominação, repugnância
- Russian: отвраще́ние
- Spanish: abominación, repugnancia, aborrecimiento
- German: Abscheulichkeit
- Portuguese: abominação
- Russian: га́дость
- Spanish: abominación, maldad
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