abomination

[uh-bom-uh-ney-shuhn]

noun

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

abomination

/ əˌbɒmɪˈneɪʃən /

noun

1. a person or thing that is disgusting

2. an action that is vicious, vile, etc

3. intense loathing

Other Word Forms

• self-abomination noun
• superabomination noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of abomination¹

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

Example Sentences

These violative space abominations force embryos down their victims’ throats to gestate inside their guts before bursting through their torsos.

From Salon

Their defending has been such an abomination that Celtic, with no dependable striker but with a point to prove, could potentially run amok.

From BBC

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

He followed with a post on X describing the bill as a “disgusting abomination” in early June.

From Salon

UN agencies have condemned the US and Israel-backed food distribution system, with one official calling it "an abomination" and "a death trap".

From BBC