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Noun: abomination  u,bó-mi'ney-shun
  1. An action that is vicious or vile; an action that arouses disgust or abhorrence
    "his treatment of the children is an abomination"
     
  2. Hate coupled with disgust
    "She viewed the cruel act with abomination";
    - abhorrence, detestation, execration, loathing, odium
     
  3. A person who is loathsome or disgusting
    "He was viewed as an abomination by his community due to his cruel actions"

Derived forms: abominations

Type of: actor, disgust, doer, evildoing, hate, hatred, transgression, worker

Encyclopedia: Abomination