abomination

Pronunciation: /əˌbɑ.mɪˈneɪ.ʃən/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a person who is loathsome or disgusting
  2. noun hate coupled with disgust
  3. noun an action that is vicious or vile; an action that arouses disgust or abhorrence

Etymology

From Middle English abominacioun, from Middle French abomination (“horror, disgust”), from Late Latin abōminātiō, abōminātiōnem (“abomination”) Doublet of abominatio.

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