abomination

American  

[uh-bom-uh-nay-shuhn] / əˌbɒm əˈneɪ ʃən /

noun

• abominations
  plural

1. anything abominable; anything greatly disliked or abhorred.

2. intense aversion or loathing; detestation.

   He regarded lying with abomination.

   Synonyms:

   hatred

3. a vile, shameful, or detestable action, condition, habit, etc..

   Spitting in public is an abomination.

   Synonyms:

   depravity, corruption

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abomination British  

/ əˌbɒmɪˈneɪʃən /

noun

1. a person or thing that is disgusting

2. an action that is vicious, vile, etc

3. intense loathing

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• self-abomination
  noun
• superabomination
  noun

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• abominations
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of abomination

1350–1400; Middle English ab ( h ) ominacioun < Late Latin abōminātiōn- (stem of abōminātiō ). See abominate, -ion

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Explanation

The noun abomination means a thing or action that is vile, vicious or terrible. For example, if you see a neighbor kick an old blind dog that's done nothing wrong, you might remark, "That kind of cruelty is an abomination!" The word abomination comes from the Old French word abominacion, meaning "horror, repugnance, disgust." The word abomination can also be used to refer to a person or object you find utterly loathsome and repellent. If you look at someone else as an abomination, that means you are horrified by them, and barely even think they're human. If you hear a friend describing you as an abomination behind your back, you need to find a new buddy right away!

Example Sentences

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And this VAR abomination we’ve all now been introduced to?

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026

“The texture is an abomination: gluey, with rubbery, chewy pockets.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026

"I love Harry but the prices for this tour are an actual abomination," wrote one on X.

From BBC ● Jan. 27, 2026

First introduced as his go-to meal in an online dating profile, milksteak has since become canon—a culinary abomination that nonetheless feels utterly sincere.

From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2025

To places that didn’t share a border with slave states, had never countenanced the abomination of slavery.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead

Over the decades, they have produced classics such as “Exile on Main St.” and “Some Girls,” mediocrity like “Steel Wheels,” and abominations such as “Dirty Work.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026

But even before the balance goes unrespected, the team behind “The Substance” elevated the beauty of its stars to make their mutual descent into frightful abominations all the more jarring.

From Salon ● Feb. 28, 2025

Inside the church, services are held as abominations are uncovered outside.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 10, 2022

But symbols matter, and toppling a statue is often a powerful statement: the end of a regime or an empire, or simply of averting the community’s gaze from atrocities and abominations perpetrated by the subject.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 3, 2021

“We are well rid of her, then. I will not suffer such abominations here. This is not King’s Landing.”

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin

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