Meaning

4 senses
  1. (countable)An abominable act; a disgusting vice; a despicable habit.

    Gräuel, Greuel, verabscheuungswürdige Tat

    ме́рзостьmérzostʹ

  2. (uncountable)The feeling of extreme disgust and hatred

    Abscheu, Verabscheuung

    отвраще́ниеotvraščénije, омерзе́ниеomerzénije

    hate coupled with disgust

  3. (countable)That which is abominable, shamefully vile; an object that excites disgust and hatred (often with religious undertones).

    Abscheulichkeit

    га́достьgádostʹ, ме́рзостьmérzostʹ

  4. (obsolete, uncountable)A state that excites detestation or abhorrence; pollution.

Examples

12 sentences
  1. The music on the radio is an abomination.

    deDie Musik aus dem Radio ist abscheulich.

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  2. The sight of you is an abomination to me.

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  3. Finding something to be an abomination is your problem.

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  4. Some consider linguistic diversity an abomination; I consider it precious.

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  5. This aspic of yours with fish is such an abomination.

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Translations

8 languages
Русский
By meaning 3
abominable act:
feeling of extreme disgust:
something abominable:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
abominable act:
feeling of extreme disgust:

Origin

From Middle English abominacioun, from Middle French abomination (“horror, disgust”), from

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

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