ABOMINATE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Present simple: I / you / we / they abominate ... he / she / it abominates

Past simple: abominated

Past participle: abominated

-ing form: abominating

Meaning:

Find repugnant

Example:

She abhors cats

Synonyms:

abhor; abominate; execrate; loathe

Classified under:

Verbs of feeling

Hypernyms (to "abominate" is one way to...):

detest; hate (dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

Sentence examples:

Sam cannot abominate Sue

They abominate moving

Sam and Sue abominate the movie

Derivation:

abominable (unequivocally detestable)

abomination (an action that is vicious or vile; an action that arouses disgust or abhorrence)

abomination (hate coupled with disgust)

abomination (a person who is loathsome or disgusting)

abominator (one who hates or loathes)