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Abomination - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'Abomination' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Abomination [ n.]
- The feeling of extreme disgust and hatred; abhorrence; detestation; loathing; as, he holds tobacco in abomination.
- That which is abominable; anything hateful, wicked, or shamefully vile; an object or state that excites disgust and hatred; a hateful or shameful vice; pollution.
- A cause of pollution or wickedness.

Meaning of 'Abomination' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . abomination [ n]
Meaning (1):
- an action that is vicious or vile; an action that arouses disgust or abhorrence
Example in sentence:
  • his treatment of the children is an abomination