Abominate

/əˈbɒmɪneɪt/ verb

Definition

To strongly dislike, detest, or feel intense disgust and hatred toward something.

Etymology

From Latin 'abominatus', past participle of 'abominari', literally meaning 'to turn away from' or 'to abhor'. The 'ab-' means 'away' and 'ominari' relates to 'omen' (a divine sign).

Kelly Says

Ancient Romans used this word when something was so evil it was believed to be a sign of divine punishment—so to 'abominate' something literally meant you were rejecting it as cursed or god-forsaken.

Translations

AFAfrikaans
verwerp
AMአማርኛ
አንገት ማጥፋት
ang-get ma-ta-faat
ARالعربية
بغض
baghd
BGБългарски
прекладат
BNবাংলা
অস্বীকার
os-wi-ka-ar
CACatalà
odiar
o-dee-ar
CSČeština
nenávidět
ne-na-ve-det'
DADansk
foragte
for-a-te
DEDeutsch
verabscheuen
fer-ab-shuh-en
ELΕλληνικά
μισείν
me-is
ESEspañol
abominar
ab-o-mee-nar
ETEesti
vastab
EUEuskara
gaitu
FAفارسی
نفرت کردن
ne-frat kard-an
FISuomi
vihata
vi-ha-ta
FRFrançais
abhorrer
ab-or-ray
GLGalego
desprezar
GUGU
નિષેધ
ni-shed
HAHA
baci
ba-chi
HEעברית
שנוא
sh-noo-ah
HIहिन्दी
नफ़रत करना
na-farat karna
HRHrvatski
preklinjati
HUMagyar
gyűlölni
gyoo-yoo-l-o-nee
IDBahasa Indonesia
membenci
mem-ben-si
IGIG
ekwe
ek-we
ITItaliano
odiare
o-dee-ar-e
JA日本語
憎悪する
zo-aku suru
KKKK
көңілсіз
koeng-il-siz
KMKM
អាក្រក់
a-ak-rak
KO한국어
혐오하다
hyeom-o-hada
LTLietuvių
priešėsti
LVLatviešu
prešēt
MNМонгол
байлагалагуюль
MRMR
नफरत करणे
na-farat kar-na-e
MSBahasa Melayu
membenci
mem-ben-si
MYမြန်မာ
ကျော်ကျော်
kyaw kyaw
NLNederlands
abominaar
ab-o-mee-nahr
NONorsk
avsky
av-sky
PAPA
ਨਫ਼ਰਤ
na-frat
PLPolski
nienawidzić
n-ye-na-wid-zhyc
PTPortuguês
odiar
o-dee-ar
RORomână
a urî
a oo-ree
RUРусский
ненави́деть
ne-na-vee-det'
SKSlovenčina
prekleľní
SLSlovenščina
preklešáti
SRСрпски
прекладат
SVSvenska
avsky
av-sky
SWKiswahili
chuki
chu-ki
TAதமிழ்
வெறுப்பது
ver-upp-athu
TEతెలుగు
వ్యతిరేకం
vy-thi-ra-kam
THไทย
เกลียด
khlit
TLTL
makabayan
ma-ka-ba-yan
TRTürkçe
nefret etmek
nef-ret eh-mek
UKУкраїнська
ненавидИти
ne-na-vi-dee-ty
URاردو
نفرت کرنا
na-frat karna
VITiếng Việt
ghét bỏ
khet bo
YOYO
gba
gba
ZH中文
憎恨
zēng hèn
ZUZU
ukuthanda
oo-ku-than-da

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