abominate

Betekenis (Engels)

Uitgespreek as (IPA)
/əˈbɒm.əˌneɪt/
Etimologie (Engels)

First attested in 1644. Perhaps a back-formation from abomination. Alternatively, perhaps from Late Latin abōminātus, past participle of abōminarī (“to deprecate as an ill omen”), from ab + ominari (“to forebode, presage”), from omen.

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