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abominate

/əˈbɒm.əˌneɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.18 in modern English

Syllables
abom-i-nate
IPA
/əˈbɒm.əˌneɪt/
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Abominable; detested.

verb

To feel disgust towards; to loathe or detest thoroughly; to hate in the highest degree, as if with religious dread.

Transitive verb

verb

To dislike strongly.

Colloquial; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

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.

Word Breakdown

  • Root: abōminātus

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /əˈbɒm.əˌneɪt/

Usage

Inflected Forms

more abominate (comparative) most abominate (superlative) abominates (present, singular) abominating (participle, present) abominated (participle, past) abominated (past)

Derived Forms

abominator

Frequently Paired Words

abomination

Synonyms

abhor loathe detest execrate

Questions

How do you pronounce abominate?
The recorded pronunciation is /əˈbɒm.əˌneɪt/.
What does abominate mean?
Abominable; detested.
Where does abominate come from?
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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