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- [uh-bom-uh-ney-shuh n]
- /əˌbɒm əˈneɪ ʃən/
- /əˌbɒm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [uh-bom-uh-ney-shuh n]
- /əˌbɒm əˈneɪ ʃən/
Definitions of abomination word
- countable noun abomination If you say that something is an abomination, you think that it is completely unacceptable. 3
- noun abomination a person or thing that is disgusting 3
- noun abomination an action that is vicious, vile, etc 3
- noun abomination intense loathing 3
- noun abomination an abominating; great hatred and disgust; loathing 3
- noun abomination anything hateful and disgusting 3
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Origin of abomination
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English ab(h)ominacioun < Late Latin abōminātiōn- (stem of abōminātiō). See abominate, -ion
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Parts of speech for Abomination
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
abomination popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 70% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
abomination usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for abomination
noun abomination
- curse — If you curse, you use rude or offensive language, usually because you are angry about something.
- horror — an overwhelming and painful feeling caused by something frightfully shocking, terrifying, or revolting; a shuddering fear: to shrink back from a mutilated corpse in horror.
- detestation — intense hatred; abhorrence
- anathema — If something is anathema to you, you strongly dislike it.
- shame — the painful feeling arising from the consciousness of something dishonorable, improper, ridiculous, etc., done by oneself or another: She was overcome with shame.
Antonyms for abomination
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