abomination

C2+ Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /əˌbɑməˈneɪʃən/ UK /əˌbɒmɪˈneɪʃən/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
a thing that causes disgust or hatred

The critics declared the new monument an architectural abomination.

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Synonyms

1 noun · a thing that causes disgust... atrocity horror outrage monstrosity disgrace anathemaloathing

Opposites

delight blessing joy treasure

Word family

Related forms abominate abominable

Etymology

From Latin abōminātiō, abōminātiōn- ('an abhorrence'), from abōminārī ('to abhor as an ill omen'), from ab- ('away') + ōmen ('omen').

abōminātiō Latin ōmen Latin

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# abomination

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /əˌbɑməˈneɪʃən/
**IPA (UK):** /əˌbɒmɪˈneɪʃən/

## Meanings
1. a thing that causes disgust or hatred

## Examples
- The critics declared the new monument an architectural abomination.

## Synonyms
- atrocity
- horror
- outrage
- monstrosity
- disgrace
- anathema
- loathing

## Antonyms
- delight
- blessing
- joy
- treasure

## Related Forms
- abominate
- abominable

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: abōminātiō
- Root: ōmen

## Etymology
From Latin abōminātiō, abōminātiōn- ('an abhorrence'), from abōminārī ('to abhor as an ill omen'), from ab- ('away') + ōmen ('omen').

## AI Etymology
abomination comes from Latin abōminātiō, abōminātiōn- ('an abhorrence'), from abōminārī ('to abhor as an ill omen'), from ab- ('away') + ōmen ('omen'). Morphologically, the word is transparent as a compound: its parts remain visible in the modern spelling, while the older history of those parts supplies the deeper ancestry. In modern use, the noun sense is "a thing that causes disgust or hatred", which keeps the etymology connected to the word's present dictionary value rather than treating it as a merely historical label. The wider word family includes related English forms such as abominate, abominable, showing how the same base continues to support neighboring English vocabulary. The principal historical forms in the chain include Latin abōminātiō, Latin ōmen, which anchor the explanation in named linguistic material.

## Topics
- Abstract Ideas
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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