Associations to the word «Abominate»

Wiktionary

ABOMINATE, adjective. (rare) Abominable; detested. [First attested in the late 16th century.]
ABOMINATE, verb. (transitive) To feel disgust towards; to abhor; to loathe or detest thoroughly; to hate in the highest degree, as if with religious dread. [First attested in the mid 17th century.]
ABOMINATE, verb. (transitive) (colloquial) To dislike strongly. [First attested in the late 19th century.]

Dictionary definition

ABOMINATE, verb. Find repugnant; "I loathe that man"; "She abhors cats".

Wise words

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