1
as in enemy
something or someone that is hated
most critics decried the remake of the classic film as an abomination
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as in hatred
a very strong dislike
the townspeople have such an abomination of taxes that they have even voted down increases that would have given their schools badly needed funds
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Recent Examples of abomination
The abomination of antisemitism has been given the appearance of international sanction.
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Frederic J. Frommer, The Washington Examiner, 14 Nov. 2025
That performance was an abomination, a culmination of all the things that have been wrong with the Oilers this season in earning just six wins through their first 16 games.
—Daniel Nugent-Bowman, New York Times, 11 Nov. 2025
The tale of the Navidson family and friends exploring their eldritch abomination of a house features death and survival horror alongside impossible architecture and geometry.
—Big Think, 14 Oct. 2025
Cast aside as an abomination, Karloff’s gentle giant only craves an intimate connection with someone else.
—Samantha Allen, Them., 7 Oct. 2025
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Frederic J. Frommer, The Washington Examiner, 14 Nov. 2025
That performance was an abomination, a culmination of all the things that have been wrong with the Oilers this season in earning just six wins through their first 16 games.
—Daniel Nugent-Bowman, New York Times, 11 Nov. 2025
The tale of the Navidson family and friends exploring their eldritch abomination of a house features death and survival horror alongside impossible architecture and geometry.
—Big Think, 14 Oct. 2025
Cast aside as an abomination, Karloff’s gentle giant only craves an intimate connection with someone else.
—Samantha Allen, Them., 7 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for abomination
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Meanwhile, the Afghans claimed that more than 50 enemy soldiers had died along the border.—
Mihir Sharma,
Twin Cities,
8 Mar. 2026
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The ship bears the name of a Marine Corps Reserve member who was awarded the Medal of Honor in 1952 for holding off enemy forces and shielding fellow Marines during the Battle of Chosin Reservoir during the Korean War.—
Gary Robbins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Mar. 2026
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All of Iran’s proxies share a deep ideological hatred of Israel and America.—
Sudarsan Raghavan,
New Yorker,
12 Mar. 2026
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Loud and proud Jews will not allow hatred or fear to deter our Jewish way of life or our presence in the world.—
Beth Bailey,
FOXNews.com,
11 Mar. 2026
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These findings echo a broader pattern political scientists call affective polarization: the replacement of disagreement with abhorrence.—
Manvir Singh,
New Yorker,
27 Oct. 2025
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When human decency and basic civility fall victim to partisanship and ideology, and abhorrence of violence becomes tempered by political aims, monstrosities and tyrannies become possible.—
Michael Bloomberg,
Twin Cities,
24 Sep. 2025
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Natalie Eilbert has a deep dive on why the online universe of hate and gore is so easy for kids to access.—
JR Radcliffe,
jsonline.com,
5 Mar. 2026
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Our best future is to unite against hate and defend the truth.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
3 Mar. 2026
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How Nelson is reformulated from one who feels desire to one who feels detestation (as well as shame for having desired) is the remarkable achievement of both the story and the storyteller and the system that requires it.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Feb. 2026
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Between the lines: Many undecideds are painfully trying to balance their sense of obligation with their detestation for Trump, as USA Today first detailed on Thursday.—
Erin Doherty,
Axios,
14 Dec. 2024
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No country in the world has as much experience as Ukraine in both managing an onslaught against its power plants, and finding creative ways to strike its adversary’s energy infrastructure.—
Tim McDonnell,
semafor.com,
5 Mar. 2026
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Trump’s decision to label Anthropic as a supply chain risk, a term usually reserved for companies being run by US adversaries, has taken Silicon Valley leaders aback.—
Victor Tangermann,
Futurism,
5 Mar. 2026
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Martin Clunes is compelling as a brilliant diagnostician and heart surgeon dealing with the challenges of autism and a blood phobia affecting both his professional and personal life.—
Rich Heldenfels,
Boston Herald,
8 Mar. 2026
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The phobia impacts around 25 million Americans.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
25 Feb. 2026
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Fanning the flames of the drama was the mutual antipathy between the couples.—
Natasha O'Neill,
Vanity Fair,
26 Jan. 2026
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But in other parts of the city the presence of ICE was aggravating existing antipathy for local law enforcement.—
Ruby Cramer,
New Yorker,
23 Jan. 2026
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“Abomination.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abomination. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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