Definition & Meaning of "abomination"in English

Abomination

a feeling of intense dislike and disgust

Examples

Treating someone unfairly because of their background is an abomination in a modern society.

a vile or wicked action that causes disgust or strong disapproval

Grammatical Information

Animacy status

Abstract

Composition

Compound

Countable

singular

not gender specific

Plural form

abominations

Examples

The townspeople considered the betrayal an abomination and could never trust him again.

a person who is loathsome or disgusting

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