Abomination - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |əˌbɑːmɪˈneɪʃn|  American pronunciation of the word abomination
Brit.  |əbɒmɪˈneɪʃ(ə)n|  British pronunciation of the word abomination

noun

- a person who is loathsome or disgusting
- hate coupled with disgust (syn: abhorrence, detestation, execration, loathing, odium)
- an action that is vicious or vile; an action that arouses disgust or abhorrence
his treatment of the children is an abomination

Extra examples

Some people view the sculpture as art while others see it as an abomination.

...although once common, torture is now an abomination to the civilized peoples of the earth...

Slavery was an abomination.

Word forms

noun
singular: abomination
plural: abominations
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