Definitions for abominateəˈbɒm əˌneɪt
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a•bom•i•nateəˈbɒm əˌneɪt(v.t.)-nat•ed, -nat•ing.
to regard with intense aversion or loathing; abhor.
to feel distaste for; dislike.
Origin of abominate:
1840–50; < L abōminātus loathed, ptp. of abōminārī. See abominable , -ate1
a•bom′i•na`tor(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
abhor, loathe, abominate, execrate(verb)
find repugnant
"I loathe that man"; "She abhors cats"
Wiktionary
abominate(Verb)
To feel disgust towards; to abhor; to loathe or detest thoroughly; to hate in the highest degree, as if with religious dread.
abominate(Adjective)
Abominable; detested
Origin: * First attested in 1644.
Webster Dictionary
Abominate(verb)
to turn from as ill-omened; to hate in the highest degree, as if with religious dread; loathe; as, to abominate all impiety
Translations for abominate
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- verafskuAfrikaans
- يَكْرَه، يَمْقُتArabic
- отвращавам сеBulgarian
- detestarPortuguese (BR)
- hnusit siCzech
- verabscheuenGerman
- afskyDanish
- απεχθάνομαι, αποστρέφομαιGreek
- abominarSpanish
- jälestamaEstonian
- متنفر بودن ازFarsi
- inhotaFinnish
- abominerFrench
- לְתַעֵב, לִשׂנוֹאHebrew
- घृणा करनाHindi
- zaziratiCroatian
- utálHungarian
- jijikIndonesian
- hafaóbeit áIcelandic
- detestareItalian
- とても嫌うJapanese
- 혐오하다Korean
- bjaurėtisLithuanian
- sajust riebumuLatvian
- membenciMalay
- verafschuwenDutch
- avskyNorwegian
- czuć wstręt doPolish
- متنفر بودن ازPersian
- كركه لرل لهPashto
- detestarPortuguese
- a detestaRomanian
- питать отвращениеRussian
- hnusiť saSlovak
- ne maratiSlovenian
- mrzetiSerbian
- avskySwedish
- ชิงชังThai
- iğrenmek, tiksinmekTurkish
- 憎惡Chinese (Trad.)
- відчувати відразу; ненавидітиUkrainian
- نفرت کرنا ، ناپسند کرناUrdu
- ghê tởmVietnamese
- 厌恶Chinese (Simp.)
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