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

And that would be an abomination – an abuse of power, and punishment against the weakest, most fragile and youngest in our country. —Ailsa Chang, NPR, 17 Apr. 2025

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. —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

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

Rhymes for abomination

• abbreviation
• acceleration
• accentuation
• accommodation
• accreditation
• acculturation
• accumulation
• acetylation
• adjudication
• administration
• adulteration
• affiliation

Kids Definition

abomination

noun

abom·​i·​na·​tion ə-ˌbäm-ə-ˈnā-shən 

1

: something detestable

2

: extreme disgust and hatred : loathing