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abominate
/ əˈbɒmɪˌneɪt /
verb
- tr to dislike intensely; loathe; detest
Derived Forms
- aˈbomiˌnator, noun
Other Words From
- a·bomi·nator noun
- self-a·bomi·nating adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of abominate1
Word History and Origins
Origin of abominate1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
“I abominate Hitler’s general policies, but if I am correctly informed in regard to his campaign for sterilization of the unfit, I prophesy that Germany will do more for the uplift of her society in the next 50 years through sterilization, than we have done in 85 years through public education.”
He had followed them purposely to town, he had taken on himself all the trouble and mortification attendant on such a research; in which supplication had been necessary to a woman whom he must abominate and despise, and where he was reduced to meet, frequently meet, reason with, persuade, and finally bribe, the man whom he always most wished to avoid, and whose very name it was punishment to him to pronounce.
In my capacity as a libertarian pundit, it is my solemn duty to abominate Washington.
You got me out of this place and here’s your reward; you’re everything we jointly abominate.
For my part, I abominate all honourable respectable toils, trials, and tribulations of every kind whatsoever.
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