Complete Definition of "abominate"

English

Pronunciation
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Etymology 1

Pronunciation
RP:

  • IPA|/É�Ë�bÉ�mɪË�nÉ�t/

Adjective
en-adj

  1. obsolete abominable|Abominable; detested.

Etymology 2
From Latin abominatus, past participle of abominari "to deprecate as ominous", "to abhor", "to curse"; derived from ab- "from" + omen "a foreboding".

Pronunciation
RP:

  • IPA|/É�Ë�bÉ�mɪË�neɪt/

Verb
en-verb|abominat|ing

  1. transitive To feel disgust towards; to abhor; to loathe or detest thoroughly; to hate in the highest degree, as if with religious dread.

Synonyms
hate
abhor
loathe
detest

Derived terms
abominator

Related terms
abomination

Translations
trans-top|to feel disgust towards, to hate in the highest degree
Catalan: abominar
Crimean Tatar: cıyrenmek
Dutch: verachten, verafschuwen
Finnish: vihata, inhota, kammoksua
French: détester
German: verabscheuen
Interlingua: abominar, detestar
Italian: abominare
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Novial: abomina
Portuguese: abominar
Spanish: abominar, detestar
Swedish: avsky
Volapük: naudön
Vietnamese: c�m ghét
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ttbc|Vietnamese: ghê t�m, ghét cay ghét �ắng, không ưa, ghét mặt, kinh t�m

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