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Vinony

abominate

verb

  1. to regard with intense aversion; to revile
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Pronunciation: /əˈbɒm.əˌneɪt/ / /əˈbɒm.ɪˌneɪt/ / /əˈbɒm.ə.nət/

adj

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.

  1. Abominable; detested.

verb

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.

  1. 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. To dislike strongly.

    “I absolutely abominate waking up early on weekends.”