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Abominate

//əˈbɒm.əˌneɪt// adj, verb, slang

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Abominable; detested. rare
Verb
  1. 1
    To feel disgust towards; to loathe or detest thoroughly; to hate in the highest degree, as if with religious dread. transitive

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

  2. 2
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  3. 3
    To dislike strongly. colloquial, transitive

    "I absolutely abominate waking up early on weekends."

Etymology

Etymology 1

First attested in 1644. Perhaps a back-formation from abomination. Alternatively, perhaps from Late Latin abōminātus, past participle of abōminarī (“to deprecate as an ill omen”), from ab + ominari (“to forebode, presage”), from omen.

Etymology 2

First attested in 1644. Perhaps a back-formation from abomination. Alternatively, perhaps from Late Latin abōminātus, past participle of abōminarī (“to deprecate as an ill omen”), from ab + ominari (“to forebode, presage”), from omen.

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