abomination

[ uh-bom-uh-ney-shuhn ]

noun

1. anything abominable; anything greatly disliked or abhorred.
2. intense aversion or loathing; detestation:

   He regarded lying with abomination.

   Synonyms: hatred

3. a vile, shameful, or detestable action, condition, habit, etc.:

   Spitting in public is an abomination.

   Synonyms: depravity, corruption

abomination

/ əˌbɒmɪˈneɪʃən /

noun

1. a person or thing that is disgusting
2. an action that is vicious, vile, etc
3. intense loathing

Other Words From

• self-a·bomi·nation noun
• super·a·bomi·nation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of abomination¹

1350–1400; Middle English ab ( h ) ominacioun < Late Latin abōminātiōn- (stem of abōminātiō ). See abominate, -ion

Example Sentences

To a sizable portion of members, the decision was an abomination, and it provoked a mutiny.

From Salon

The defeats we've seen in the Nations League have been altogether different in tone than the Hungary one in the summer, which was just an abomination.

From BBC

A woman with facial hair was seen by some people not as masculine or unfeminine, but as an abomination.

From Salon

During a July 29, 2015, legislative hearing, he said “the true abomination in all of this is the institution of abortion.”

From Salon

“But this is the cruel truth—the federal government consistently refuses to keep its word and take meaningful actions to bring the abomination of veteran homelessness to an end.”

From Los Angeles Times