Abomination — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a person who is loathsome or disgusting

hate coupled with disgust

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæmɚɹˌɪnɪdˌiː/

🇬🇧British English

/bɹˈɪdʒwɔːtə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bɹˈɪdʒwɔːtə/

5 syllables Say it as /kˈæmɚɹˌɪnɪdˌiː/.

Examples

his treatment of the children is an abomination

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

execration detestation abhorrence odium loathing

Parts of Speech

noun	a person who is loathsome or disgusting
noun	hate coupled with disgust
noun	an action that is vicious or vile; an action that arouses disgust or abhorrence “his treatment of the children is an abomination”

Word Forms

abominate	verb	find repugnant
abhorrent	adjective	offensive to the mind
abhor	verb	find repugnant
detest	verb	dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards
execrate	verb	find repugnant
loathe	verb	find repugnant
odious	adjective	unequivocally detestable; ; ; ; - Edmund Burke

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Gräuel

eine Person, die abscheulich oder ekelhaft ist

🇪🇸Spanish

abominación

una persona que es repugnante o repugnante

🇮🇹Italian

abominio

una persona ripugnante o disgustosa

🇳🇱Dutch

gruwel

iemand die walgelijk of walgelijk is

🇵🇹Portuguese

abominação

uma pessoa que é repugnante ou nojenta

🇷🇺Russian

мерзость

человек, который отвратительный или отвратительный

India

🇮🇳Hindi

घृणित

वह व्यक्ति जो घृणित या घृणित हो

🇧🇩Bengali

ঘৃণ্য

একজন ব্যক্তি যিনি ঘৃণ্য বা ঘৃণ্য

🇮🇳Tamil

அருவருப்பு

அருவருப்பான அல்லது அருவருப்பான ஒரு நபர்

🇮🇳Telugu

అసహ్యము

అసహ్యకరమైన లేదా అసహ్యకరమైన వ్యక్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

घृणास्पद

एक व्यक्ती जी घृणास्पद किंवा घृणास्पद आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઘૃણા

એક વ્યક્તિ જે ઘૃણાસ્પદ અથવા ઘૃણાસ્પદ છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಸಹ್ಯ

ಅಸಹ್ಯಕರ ಅಥವಾ ಅಸಹ್ಯಕರ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മ്ലേച്ഛത

വെറുപ്പുളവാക്കുന്ന അല്ലെങ്കിൽ വെറുപ്പുളവാക്കുന്ന ഒരു വ്യക്തി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਘਿਣਾਉਣੀ

ਇੱਕ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਜੋ ਘਿਣਾਉਣਾ ਜਾਂ ਘਿਣਾਉਣਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

مکروہ

ایک ایسا شخص جو گھناؤنا یا مکروہ ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

厌恶

令人厌恶或令人厌恶的人

🇯🇵Japanese

忌まわしい

嫌悪感のある、または嫌悪感のある人

🇰🇷Korean

질색

혐오스럽거나 혐오스러운 사람

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự ghê tởm

một người ghê tởm hoặc kinh tởm

🇹🇭Thai

สิ่งที่น่ารังเกียจ

คนที่น่ารังเกียจหรือน่าขยะแขยง

🇮🇩Indonesian

kekejian

seseorang yang menjijikkan atau menjijikkan

🇵🇭Filipino

kasuklam-suklam

isang taong kasuklam-suklam o kasuklam-suklam

🇲🇾Malay

kekejian

orang yang menjijikkan atau menjijikkan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

رجس

شخص بغيض أو مثير للاشمئزاز

🇮🇷Persian

زشت

فردی که منفور یا نفرت انگیز است

🇹🇷Turkish

iğrençlik

iğrenç veya iğrenç bir kişi

🇮🇱Hebrew

תוֹעֵבָה

אדם מתועב או מגעיל

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