abomination (əˌbɒmɪˈneɪʃən
)
Definitions
noun
- a person or thing that is disgusting
- an action that is vicious, vile, etc
- intense loathing
Synonyms
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outrage,
bête noire,
horror,
evil,
shame,
plague,
curse,
disgrace,
crime,
atrocity,
torment,
anathema,
barbarism,
bugbear,
=
hatred,
hate,
horror,
disgust,
dislike,
loathing,
distaste,
animosity,
aversion,
revulsion,
antagonism,
antipathy,
enmity,
ill will,
animus,
abhorrence,
repugnance,
odium,
detestation,
execration,
Usage examples
In fact, if his memory served, some attempt had been made to corral the abomination , for fear it had murderous appetites.
, EVERVILLE (2001)For him the idea that'the problem of production has been solved' through the emergence of modern industrial society is an abomination.
Spiked (2005)It's an abomination , the ultimate transgression, Layton said.
canada.com (2004)Surprise parties are a narcissistic modern abomination.
Times, Sunday Times (2002)Frenchmen, Republicans, you have purged the earth of a monster who was its abomination !
, THE LOST KING OF FRANCE: Revolution, Revenge and the Search for Louis XVII (2002)