as in hates
to dislike strongly
he abominates the sight of the park he once loved being turned into a parking lot
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Don't be the house that supplies the candy everyone hates and leaves at the bottom of their pail.—
Dina Kaur,
AZCentral.com,
28 Oct. 2025 -
Meanwhile, her sister Bree (Lynch) hates the thought of motherhood.—
Armando Tinoco,
Deadline,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Abominates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abominates. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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