abominate means abominable; detested. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 82 out of 100.
abominate is pronounced /əˈbɒm.əˌneɪt/.
Why “abominate” is a great word
ABOMINATE — [Verb] To regard with intense hatred or loathing; to detest utterly. First attested in 1644. From Latin abōminātus, past participle of abōminārī ("to deprecate as an ill omen"), from ab- ("away from") and ōminārī ("to forebode"), from ōmen ("omen"). Unlike "dislike," which denotes a mild aversion, or "abhor," which suggests a shuddering repugnance, to abominate is to cast an active, moral judgment, to declare a thing not merely unpleasant but a vile omen from which one must turn away. It is the cold fury for a profound betrayal, the visceral recoil from a cruelty dressed as principle, the deliberate step back from a corruption that feels like a curse; a hatred so complete it seeks not merely distance, but a ritual exile from the moral universe.
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.
verb
- To feel disgust towards; to loathe or detest thoroughly; to hate in the highest degree, as if with religious dread.“"Much as I abominate writing, I would not give up Mr. Collins's correspondence for any consideration."”
- To dislike strongly.“I absolutely abominate waking up early on weekends.”