abominarverbformal/ɐβumiˈnaɾ/mediuma·bo·mi·narPortuguesEnglishEspanolFrancaisDefinitionTo detest deeply; to consider repugnant or abominable; to hate with aversion.I abominate any form of discrimination.She abhorred the falseness of her colleagues.synabhordetestloatheantadorerevereesteemCommon collocationsto abominate violenceto abominate injusticeto abominate hypocrisyEtymologyDo latim abominari, de ab- (afastamento) + omen, ominis (presságio).Related wordsabominávelabominaçãoabominador