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
In keeping with their distaste for regulations, Republicans and the broader conservative legal movement have long treated independent agencies as an abomination—and last month Trump sought to rein them in with an executive order that purported to bring them further under his direct control.
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Cristian Farias, The New Yorker, 26 Mar. 2025
Yes, the end results are abominations, but there’s at least a lot less to get worked up about.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 21 Mar. 2025
And that’s not even getting into the AI abomination that this movie does to the soul (and visage) of the late Ian Holm.
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—Joe Reid, Vulture, 28 Feb. 2025
City Council members and Public Advocate Jumaane Williams are calling the NYPD’s gang database a civil rights abomination that must be obliterated.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 27 Feb. 2025
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Cristian Farias, The New Yorker, 26 Mar. 2025
Yes, the end results are abominations, but there’s at least a lot less to get worked up about.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 21 Mar. 2025
And that’s not even getting into the AI abomination that this movie does to the soul (and visage) of the late Ian Holm.
46.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 28 Feb. 2025
City Council members and Public Advocate Jumaane Williams are calling the NYPD’s gang database a civil rights abomination that must be obliterated.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 27 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for abomination
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As the resupply convoys approach the forward locations, they are frequently targeted and destroyed by enemy drones.—
Vikram Mittal,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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Watch Prey on Hulu Predator The original Predator movie is set in the present day (which would be 1987) and follows a paramilitary rescue team who quickly discovers that rebel forces in the South American jungle aren’t their most dangerous enemy.—
Keith Langston,
People.com,
6 June 2025
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No more tolerance of hatred, no more mercy for criminals.—
Sarah Beth Hensley,
ABC News,
28 May 2025
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Antisemitism, hatred and terrorism must be stopped, lest our civilization fall into the abyss.—
Diane Gensler,
Baltimore Sun,
26 May 2025
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The reactions from right-of-center publications divide into roughly four camps, aligning on a spectrum ranging from vocal approval to outright abhorrence.—
Zack Beauchamp,
Vox,
7 Dec. 2018
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Tolin doesn’t candy coat the animosity, helping children to understand how artists and Others continue to be misunderstood and how that lack of appreciation fuels abhorrence.—
Natasha Gural,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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Authorities said that the attack is being investigated as a hate and terrorism crime.—
Susan Miller,
USA Today,
3 June 2025
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Luckily the hate is confirmation as to why stuff like this is gonna stay every year.—
Marni Rose McFall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 June 2025
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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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One of the most memorable chapters epitomizes her detestation for the ultra-wealthy and pompous intellectuals who rushed to rationalize her work.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Variety,
20 Jan. 2024
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Here’s how to help Distinguishing fear from anxiety disorders or phobias The first step in addressing an anxiety disorder or phobia is recognizing symptoms that fall outside the boundaries of a common fear.—
Julianna Bragg,
CNN,
5 Feb. 2025
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The study also found the phobia was more prevalent among women than men.—
Jack Beresford,
Newsweek,
24 Jan. 2025
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History clearly shows that building strategic nuclear forces creates painful defense dilemmas for adversaries and is the surest formula both for protecting the United States and its allies and for ultimately getting adversaries to the negotiating table.—
Eric S. Edelman,
Foreign Affairs,
3 June 2025
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Cournoyer warned that adversaries could respond by escalating their own arsenals, pushing the U.S. and its rivals into a destabilizing arms race.—
Jesus Mesa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 June 2025
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That’s probably no longer the case given the Chinese government’s subtle antipathy for those who are pulling out or trying to minimize China.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
2 June 2025
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There was plenty of shock and disgust—and enthusiasm, too, from figures who shared West’s fascination with Hitler, or antipathy for Jews.—
Kelefa Sanneh,
New Yorker,
15 May 2025
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“Abomination.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abomination. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.
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