Abominate

English

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Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (RP)
  • IPA: /əˈbɒmɪˌnət/

Adjective

Abominate (comparative {{{1}}}, superlative {{{2}}})

Positive Abominate

Comparative {{{1}}}

Superlative {{{2}}}

1. (obsolete) Abominable; detested.

Etymology 2

From Latin abominatus, past participle of abominari "to deprecate as ominous", "to abhor", "to curse"; derived from ab- "from" + omen "a foreboding".

Pronunciation

• (RP)
  • IPA: /əˈbɒmɪˌneɪt/

Verb

Infinitive to Abominate

Third person singular abominat

Simple past -

Past participle -

Present participle ing

to Abominate (third-person singular simple present abominat, present participle ing, simple past and past participle -)

1. (transitive) To feel disgust towards; to abhor; to loathe or detest thoroughly; to hate in the highest degree, as if with religious dread.

   "Much as I abominate writing, I would not give up Mr. Collins's correspondence for any consideration." (Pride and Prejudice)

Synonyms

• hate
• abhor
• loathe
• detest
• See also Wikisaurus:hate

Derived terms

• abominator

Related terms

• abomination

Translations

to feel disgust towards, to hate in the highest degree

Bulgarian: отвращавам се, гнуся се от, ненавиждам Catalan: abominar Crimean Tatar: igrenmek Dutch: verachten nl(nl), verafschuwen nl(nl) Finnish: vihata fi(fi), inhota fi(fi), kammoksua fi(fi) French: détester fr(fr) German: verabscheuen de(de) Greek: απεχθάνομαι el(el)

Interlingua: abominar, detestar Italian: abominare it(it) Novial: abomina Portuguese: abominar pt(pt) Spanish: abominar es(es), detestar es(es) Swedish: avsky sv(sv) Vietnamese: căm ghét Volapük: naudön

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Vietnamese: ghê tởm, ghét cay ghét đắng, không ưa, ghét mặt, kinh tởm

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Italian

Verb

abominate

1. Second-person plural present tense of abominare.
2. Second-person plural imperative of abominare#Italian.
3. Feminine plural of abominato.

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