abomination Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a person who is loathsome or disgusting
  2. noun hate coupled with disgust
    odium; execration; abhorrence; detestation; loathing.
  3. noun an action that is vicious or vile; an action that arouses disgust or abhorrence
    • his treatment of the children is an abomination

WordNet

A*bom`i*na"tion noun
Etymology
OE. abominacioun, -cion, F. abominatio. See Abominate.
Definitions
  1. The feeling of extreme disgust and hatred; abhorrence; detestation; loathing; as, he holds tobacco in abomination.
  2. That which is abominable; anything hateful, wicked, or shamefully vile; an object or state that excites disgust and hatred; a hateful or shameful vice; pollution.
    Antony, most large in his abominations. Shak.
  3. A cause of pollution or wickedness. Syn. -- Detestation; loathing; abhorrence; disgust; aversion; loathsomeness; odiousness. Sir W. Scott.

Webster 1913