Definitions for abominationəˌbɒm əˈneɪ ʃən
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a•bom•i•na•tionəˌbɒm əˈneɪ ʃən(n.)
something greatly disliked or abhorred.
intense aversion or loathing; detestation.
a vile or shameful action, condition, or habit.
Origin of abomination:
1350–1400; ME < LL
Princeton's WordNet
abomination(noun)
a person who is loathsome or disgusting
abhorrence, abomination, detestation, execration, loathing, odium(noun)
hate coupled with disgust
abomination(noun)
an action that is vicious or vile; an action that arouses disgust or abhorrence
"his treatment of the children is an abomination"
Wiktionary
abomination(Noun)
The feeling of extreme disgust and hatred; abhorrence; detestation; loathing.
abomination(Noun)
That which is abominable, shamefully vile; an object or state that excites disgust and hatred; very often with religious undertones.
Origin: * First attested around 1350.
Webster Dictionary
Abomination(noun)
the feeling of extreme disgust and hatred; abhorrence; detestation; loathing; as, he holds tobacco in abomination
Abomination(noun)
that which is abominable; anything hateful, wicked, or shamefully vile; an object or state that excites disgust and hatred; a hateful or shameful vice; pollution
Abomination(noun)
a cause of pollution or wickedness
Translations for abomination
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- verafskuwingAfrikaans

- شَيءٌ بَغيضْArabic

- отвращениеBulgarian

- aversãoPortuguese (BR)

- hnusCzech

- der AbscheuGerman

- vederstyggelighed; modbydelighedDanish

- απέχθεια, αποστροφήGreek

- abominaciónSpanish

- vastikusEstonian

- بیزاریFarsi

- inhoFinnish

- abominationFrench

- תִּיעוּבHebrew

- घृणाHindi

- zazor, gnušanjeCroatian

- utálatHungarian

- kejijikanIndonesian

- viðbjóðurIcelandic

- ripugnanza, disgustoItalian

- 憎悪Japanese

- 혐오Korean

- bjaurėjimasisLithuanian

- riebumsLatvian

- kebencianMalay

- afschuw, gruwelDutch

- avskyNorwegian

- obrzydzeniePolish

- بیزاریPersian

- كركهPashto

- aversãoPortuguese

- detestareRomanian

- отвращениеRussian

- hnusSlovak

- stud, ostudnostSlovenian

- gnušanjeSerbian

- avsky, hatSwedish

- ความชังThai

- iğrenme, tiksintiTurkish

- 憎惡,可憎的事物Chinese (Trad.)

- огидаUkrainian

- نفرت ، گھنUrdu

- sự ghê tởmVietnamese

- 厌恶,可憎的事物Chinese (Simp.)

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