abomination

American  

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

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

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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

• self-abomination noun
• superabomination noun

Etymology

Origin of abomination

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

Example Sentences

"It's allowing developers to game the system," the veteran of more than 50 years says, adding that making it law would be an "absolute abomination".

From BBC

For anyone who has seen this abomination up close, the conclusion is unbearable.

From The Wall Street Journal

That abomination pops out of an unsettlingly cheerful woman whose husband swoops in to offer the hitchhiking boy a ride.

From Salon

“People who collect patterned glass think this is an abomination because it’s not in its original state. That’s ridiculous. I love it.”

From Los Angeles Times

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