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abominate

abo·mi·nate

US/əˈbɒm.əˌneɪt/ uncommon rare

verb

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find repugnant

  • “I loathe that man”
  • “She abhors cats”
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First attested in 1644. Perhaps a back-formation from abomination. Alternatively, perhaps from Late Latin abōminātus, past participle of abōminarī (“to deprecate as an ill omen”), from ab + ominari (“to forebode, presage”), from omen.

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