verb
- to hate or dislike something very much; to regard with disgust or loathing
Usage: formal
Examples
- She abominates violence in any form.
- The critic abominated the new building’s design.
- He abominates having to wake up early on weekends.
- Many people abominate the smell of durian fruit.
- The professor abominated plagiarism and punished it severely.
- They abominate the idea of moving to a different city.