abomination
noun
abom·i·na·tion
ə-ˌbä-mə-ˈnā-shən 
1
: something regarded with disgust or hatred : something abominable
considered war an abomination
2
: extreme disgust and hatred : loathing
a crime regarded with abomination
Examples of abomination in a Sentence
Some people view the sculpture as art while others see it as an abomination.
most critics decried the remake of the classic film as an abomination
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And that’s not even getting into the AI abomination that this movie does to the soul (and visage) of the late Ian Holm.
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Joe Reid, Vulture, 28 Feb. 2025
City Council members and Public Advocate Jumaane Williams are calling the NYPD’s gang database a civil rights abomination that must be obliterated.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 27 Feb. 2025
Their power play has been an abomination for a few years now.
—Arthur Staple, The Athletic, 12 Feb. 2025
Biden had called the warrants an abomination, and Trump’s national security adviser, Mike Waltz, has accused the court of having an antisemitic bias.
—Darlene Superville, Chicago Tribune, 7 Feb. 2025
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Joe Reid, Vulture, 28 Feb. 2025
City Council members and Public Advocate Jumaane Williams are calling the NYPD’s gang database a civil rights abomination that must be obliterated.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 27 Feb. 2025
Their power play has been an abomination for a few years now.
—Arthur Staple, The Athletic, 12 Feb. 2025
Biden had called the warrants an abomination, and Trump’s national security adviser, Mike Waltz, has accused the court of having an antisemitic bias.
—Darlene Superville, Chicago Tribune, 7 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for abomination
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“Abomination.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/abomination. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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abomination
noun
abom·i·na·tion
ə-ˌbäm-ə-ˈnā-shən
1
: something detestable
2
: extreme disgust and hatred : loathing
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