abominate

Meaning

Adj

Abominable; detested.

Verb

1. (transitive) To feel disgust towards; to loathe or detest thoroughly; to hate in the highest degree, as if with religious dread.
2. (colloquial, transitive) To dislike strongly.

Synonyms

abhor

loathe

detest

hate

😡

execrate

dislike

despise

avoid

resent

shun

tell off

shrink from

dislike intensely

hold in detestation

be revolted at

defame

feel disgusted at

disdain

disgusted

Translations

abominar

verabscheuen

detestar

verafschuwen

abominar

detestare

abominer

abhorrer

verfoeien

détester

aborrecer

😡

abominar

abominari

detestar

abominare

Pronounced as (IPA)

/əˈbɒm.əˌneɪt/

Etymology

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.