abomination

abomination
n
1. abhorrence, loathing, loathsomeness, execration, detestation, odiousness; hatred, hate, aversion, enmity, hostility, animosity, animus, antipathy; Fr. bete noire, bugbear; damnation, curse.
2. depravity, perversion, obscenity, atrocity; defilement, foulness, uncleanness; repugnance, disgust, repulsion, offense, torment, plague, annoyance, nuisance, infliction; ignominy, villainy, evil, wickedness; corruption, corruptness, pollution; disgrace, shame.

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  • abomination — 1 abhorrence, detestation, loathing, hatred, hate (see under HATE vb) Analogous words: scorn, despite, contempt, disdain (see under DESPISE): execration, objurgation (see corresponding verbs at EXECRATE) Antonyms: esteem: enjoyment Contrasted… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • abomination — Abomination. subst. f. Détestation, execration. Avoir en abomination. il est en abomination à tous les gens de bien. Il sign. aussi, La chose ou la personne abominable. Ce crime est une des grandes abominations, qu on se puisse imaginer.… …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • abomination — (n.) early 14c., abominable thing or action; late 14c., feeling of disgust, hatred, loathing, from O.Fr. abominacion abomination, horror, repugnance, disgust (13c.), from L. abominationem (nom. abominatio) abomination, noun of action from pp.… …   Etymology dictionary

  • Abomination — A*bom i*na tion, n. [OE. abominacioun, cion, F. abominatio. See {Abominate}.] 1. The feeling of extreme disgust and hatred; abhorrence; detestation; loathing; as, he holds tobacco in abomination. [1913 Webster] 2. That which is abominable;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • abomination — [n1] object of extreme dislike, hate anathema, aversion, bother, curse, detestation, evil, horror, nuisance, plague, shame, torment; concepts 29,666 Ant. beauty, blessing, delight, enjoyment, esteem, joy, love, treat abomination [n2] wrongdoing… …   New thesaurus

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  • abomination — index alienation (estrangement), atrocity, bad repute, contaminate, contempt (disdain), defilement …   Law dictionary

  • abomination — Abomination, f. acut. Abominatio, Auersatio, Detestatio …   Thresor de la langue françoyse

  • abomination — ► NOUN 1) an object of disgust or hatred. 2) a feeling of hatred …   English terms dictionary

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