Abominate
verb
To hate something or someone very much.
She abominates all forms of discrimination.
Often appears as...
- abominate deceit
- abominate cruelty
Usage tips
Formal, Disapproving
verb
To hate something or someone very much.
She abominates all forms of discrimination.
Often appears as...
- abominate deceit
- abominate cruelty
Usage tips
Formal, Disapproving
Definition 1 of 1
Pro Tip 1/3Strong Disgust
Abominate expresses a very strong form of hatred, more intense than dislike.
I abominate the thought of animal cruelty.
Pro Tip 2/3Moral Opposition
Use abominate to convey moral repulsion, often linked to values or ethics.
He abominates corruption in politics.
Pro Tip 3/3Less Common
Abominate is less common in casual conversation; it might be found more in written form.
In her essay, she writes that she abominates bullying.
Pro Tip 1/3Strong Disgust
Abominate expresses a very strong form of hatred, more intense than dislike.
I abominate the thought of animal cruelty.
Pro Tip 2/3Moral Opposition
Use abominate to convey moral repulsion, often linked to values or ethics.
He abominates corruption in politics.
Pro Tip 3/3Less Common
Abominate is less common in casual conversation; it might be found more in written form.
In her essay, she writes that she abominates bullying.
Pro Tip 1/3Strong Disgust
Abominate expresses a very strong form of hatred, more intense than dislike.
I abominate the thought of animal cruelty.
Pro Tip 2/3Moral Opposition
Use abominate to convey moral repulsion, often linked to values or ethics.
He abominates corruption in politics.
Pro Tip 3/3Less Common
Abominate is less common in casual conversation; it might be found more in written form.
In her essay, she writes that she abominates bullying.
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Quote examples
Eric Hoffer
American Writer
A dissenting minority feels free only when it can impose its will on the majority: what it abominates most is the dissent of the majority.
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Aldous Huxley
English Novelist
Like every man of sense and good feeling, I abominate work.
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Eric Hoffer
American Writer
A dissenting minority feels free only when it can impose its will on the majority: what it abominates most is the dissent of the majority.
Quote examples
Aldous Huxley
English Novelist
Like every man of sense and good feeling, I abominate work.
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