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ABOMINATE
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I. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they abominate ... he / she / it abominates
Past simple: abominated
Past participle: abominated
-ing form: abominating
Sense 1
Meaning:
Find repugnant
Example:
She abhors cats
Synonyms:
abhor; abominate; execrate; loathe
Classified under:
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)
