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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