Abominable — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

unequivocally detestable; ; ; ; - Edmund Burke

exceptionally bad or displeasing

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæmɹəwˌɜːk/

🇬🇧British English

/bɹˈɪdʒɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bɹˈɪdʒɪt/

4 syllables Say it as /kˈæmɹəwˌɜːk/.

Examples

abominable treatment of prisoners
detestable vices
execrable crimes

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

unspeakable detestable odious painful atrocious execrable dreadful awful terrible

Parts of Speech

adjective	unequivocally detestable; ; ; ; - Edmund Burke “abominable treatment of prisoners”
adjective	exceptionally bad or displeasing “atrocious taste”

Word Forms

abominate	verb	find repugnant
odium	noun	hate coupled with disgust
odiousness	noun	the quality of being offensive
awfulness	noun	a quality of extreme unpleasantness
dreadfulness	noun	a quality of extreme unpleasantness
terribleness	noun	a quality of extreme unpleasantness

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

abscheulich

eindeutig verabscheuungswürdig; ; ; ; -Edmund Burke

🇮🇹Italian

abominevole

inequivocabilmente detestabile; ; ; ; -Edmund Burke

🇳🇱Dutch

afschuwelijk

ondubbelzinnig verfoeilijk; ; ; ; -Edmund Burke

🇵🇹Portuguese

abominável

inequivocamente detestável; ; ; ; -Edmund Burke

🇷🇺Russian

отвратительный

однозначно отвратительный; ; ; ; - Эдмунд Берк

India

🇮🇳Hindi

घिनौना

स्पष्ट रूप से घृणित; ; ; ; - एडमंड बर्क

🇧🇩Bengali

জঘন্য

দ্ব্যর্থহীনভাবে ঘৃণ্য; ; ; ; - এডমন্ড বার্ক

🇮🇳Tamil

அருவருப்பானது

சந்தேகத்திற்கு இடமின்றி வெறுக்கத்தக்கது; ; ; ; - எட்மண்ட் பர்க்

🇮🇳Telugu

అసహ్యకరమైన

నిస్సందేహంగా అసహ్యకరమైన; ; ; ; - ఎడ్మండ్ బర్క్

🇮🇳Marathi

घृणास्पद

स्पष्टपणे घृणास्पद; ; ; ; - एडमंड बर्क

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઘૃણાસ્પદ

સ્પષ્ટપણે ધિક્કારપાત્ર; ; ; ; - એડમન્ડ બર્ક

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಸಹ್ಯಕರ

ನಿಸ್ಸಂದಿಗ್ಧವಾಗಿ ಅಸಹ್ಯಕರ; ; ; ; - ಎಡ್ಮಂಡ್ ಬರ್ಕ್

🇮🇳Malayalam

മ്ലേച്ഛമായ

അസന്ദിഗ്ധമായി വെറുപ്പുളവാക്കുന്നതാണ്; ; ; ; - എഡ്മണ്ട് ബർക്ക്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਘਿਣਾਉਣੀ

ਸਪੱਸ਼ਟ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਘਿਣਾਉਣੇ; ; ; ; - ਐਡਮੰਡ ਬਰਕ

🇵🇰Urdu

مکروہ

واضح طور پر قابل نفرت؛ ; ; ; - ایڈمنڈ برک

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

可恶

明显令人厌恶； ; ; ; ——埃德蒙·伯克

🇯🇵Japanese

忌まわしい

明白に嫌悪すべきものである。 ; ; ; - エドモンド・バーク

🇰🇷Korean

혐오스러운

명백히 혐오스럽다; ; ; ; - 에드먼드 버크

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đáng ghê tởm

rõ ràng là đáng ghét; ; ; ; - Edmund Burke

🇹🇭Thai

น่าขยะแขยง

น่ารังเกียจอย่างยิ่ง; ; ; ; - เอ็ดมันด์ เบิร์ก

🇮🇩Indonesian

mengerikan

benar-benar menjijikkan; ; ; ; -Edmund Burke

🇵🇭Filipino

kasuklam-suklam

walang alinlangan na kasuklam-suklam; ; ; ; - Edmund Burke

🇲🇾Malay

keji

amat menjijikkan; ; ; ; - Edmund Burke

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

بغيض

مكروه بشكل لا لبس فيه. ; ; ; - إدموند بيرك

🇮🇷Persian

نفرت انگیز

بی چون و چرا منفور؛ ; ; ; - ادموند برک

🇹🇷Turkish

iğrenç

kesinlikle tiksindirici; ; ; ; -Edmund Burke

🇮🇱Hebrew

מְתוֹעָב

מתועב חד משמעית; ; ; ; אדמונד בורק

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