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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (3)

1. a person who is loathsome or disgusting;

2. hate coupled with disgust;
[syn: abhorrence, abomination, detestation, execration, loathing, odium]

3. an action that is vicious or vile; an action that arouses disgust or abhorrence;
- Example: "his treatment of the children is an abomination"


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] Antony, most large in his abominations. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 3. A cause of pollution or wickedness. [1913 Webster] Syn: Detestation; loathing; abhorrence; disgust; aversion; loathsomeness; odiousness. --Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

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