Meaning of abomination | Babel Free
əˌbɒ.mɪˈneɪ.ʃənDefinitions
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An abominable act; a disgusting vice; a despicable habit. countable
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The feeling of extreme disgust and hatred uncountable
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A state that excites detestation or abhorrence; pollution. obsolete, uncountable
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That which is abominable, shamefully vile; an object that excites disgust and hatred (often with religious undertones). countable
Equivalents
Azərbaycanca
ikrah
Bosanski
odvratnost
Català
abominació
Cymraeg
ffieiddbeth
Deutsch
Abscheu
abscheuliches Laster
Abscheulichkeit
Grässlichkeit
Gräuel
Greuel
Scheußlichkeit
Verabscheuung
verabscheuungswürdige Tat
widerwärtiges Benehmen
Suomi
iljetys
Français
abomination
Hrvatski
odvratnost
Latina
abominatio
Македонски
грозотија
Српски
odvratnost
Tiếng Việt
nghiệt chủng
Examples
“Onely th’adulterous Anthony, most large / In his abhominations, turnes you off”
“Religious sodomy was practised by male prostitutes in the Hebrew temple groves, which was one of the abominations of Israel that Josiah cleared away.”
“Appalled by a child she found hideous, Philyra begged the gods to free her from having to rear such an abomination.”
“Elon Musk, the billionaire tech entrepreneur, has opened a new rift with Donald Trump by denouncing the US president’s tax and spending bill as a “disgusting abomination”.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
See also
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