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abominate

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Pronunciation
/əˈbɒm.əˌneɪt/(US)
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/əˈbɒm.əˌneɪt/(US) · /əˈbɒm.ɪˌneɪt/(US) · /əˈbɒm.ə.nət/(US)

Definition of abominate

3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. (rare)Abominable; detested.
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adj

  1. (rare)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.
    “"Much as I abominate writing, I would not give up Mr. Collins's correspondence for any consideration."”
  2. (colloquial, transitive)To dislike strongly.
    “I absolutely abominate waking up early on weekends.”

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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.

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