əˌbäməˈnāshən noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English abominacioun, from Middle French abomination, from Late Latin abomination-, abominatio, from Latin abominatus + -ion-, -io -ion
1. : something that is abominable
guilty of abominations
a wonderful wooden statue … now replaced by the usual metal abomination — Norman Douglas
2. : a feeling of extreme disgust and hatred : abhorrence , detestation , loathing
tobacco … was held in abomination — T.B.Macaulay