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abominate.

Abominable; detested.

9 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/əˈbɒm.əˌneɪt/US/əˈbɒm.ɪˌneɪt/US/əˈbɒm.əˌneɪt/US/əˈbɒm.ɪˌneɪt/US
  1. Abominable; detested.

    rare
Where this word comes from

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.

verb/əˈbɒm.əˌneɪt/US/əˈbɒm.ɪˌneɪt/US
  1. To feel disgust towards; to loathe or detest thoroughly; to hate in the highest degree, as if with religious dread.

    transitive
  2. To dislike strongly.

    colloquial · transitive
Where this word comes from

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.

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