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Abomination Common

Origin: Latin suffix -tion

Abomination has 4 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a person who is loathsome or disgusting

3

an action that is vicious or vile; an action that arouses disgust or abhorrence

"his treatment of the children is an abomination"

4

An abominable act; a disgusting vice; a despicable habit.

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
person hate disgust transgression

Origin

The word "abomination" comes from the Middle French term abomination, meaning horror or disgust. This phrase traces back to the Late Latin word abōminātiō.

Rhyming Words
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