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abominar

verbformal/ɐβumiˈnaɾ/medium

a·bo·mi·nar

Definition

To detest deeply; to consider repugnant or abominable; to hate with aversion.
I abominate any form of discrimination.
She abhorred the falseness of her colleagues.
Common collocations
to abominate violenceto abominate injusticeto abominate hypocrisy

Etymology

Do latim abominari, de ab- (afastamento) + omen, ominis (presságio).

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