abomination

noun

abom·​i·​na·​tion ə-ˌbä-mə-ˈnā-shən 

1

: something regarded with disgust or hatred : something abominable

considered war an abomination

2

: extreme disgust and hatred : loathing

a crime regarded with abomination

Synonyms

• abhorrence
• anathema
• antipathy
• aversion
• bête noire
• detestation
• execration
• hate

Examples of abomination in a Sentence

Some people view the sculpture as art while others see it as an abomination.

most critics decried the remake of the classic film as an abomination

Recent Examples on the Web

We are told that Saudi Arabia still conditions peace with Israel on the creation of one, and voices across the West might leave a listener thinking that anything else would be a historical abomination. —Justin Gest, Newsweek, 11 Feb. 2025

Harris painted Trump as a criminal, a moral abomination, a would-be dictator whose dangerous rhetoric should disqualify him from office. —Matthew Karp, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025

The aesthetic hews more closely to the look of the comic strip than the CGI-animation/live-action abomination of the two Garfield movies of the early aughts. —Katie Walsh, Boston Herald, 24 May 2024

New York then strung together its third consecutive poor second half: The Knicks lost the final two quarters, 63-41, in Oklahoma City and 76-54 in Chicago, before Monday night’s 50-43 second-half abomination at home. —Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 7 Jan. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Middle English abhomynacioun, borrowed from Anglo-French abhomination, borrowed from Late Latin abōminātiōn-, abōminātiō, from Latin abōminārī "to detest, abominate" + -tiōn-, -tiō, suffix of action nouns

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

abomination

noun

abom·​i·​na·​tion ə-ˌbäm-ə-ˈnā-shən 

1

: something detestable

2

: extreme disgust and hatred : loathing