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abomination

Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Abomination \A*bom`i*na"tion\, n. [OE. abominacioun, -cion, F.
   abominatio. See {Abominate}.]
   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.

Source : WordNet®

abomination
     n 1: a person who is loathsome or disgusting
     2: hate coupled with disgust [syn: {abhorrence}, {detestation},
         {execration}, {loathing}, {odium}]
     3: an action that is vicious or vile; an action that arouses
        disgust or abhorence; "his treatment of the children is an
        abomination"
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