ABOMINATE

abhor, loathe, abominate, execrate

(verb) find repugnant; “I loathe that man”; “She abhors cats”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Adjective

abominate (comparative more abominate, superlative most abominate)

(rare) Abominable; detested. [First attested in the late 16^th century.]

Verb

abominate (third-person singular simple present abominates, present participle abominating, simple past and past participle abominated)

(transitive) To feel disgust towards; to loathe or detest thoroughly; to hate in the highest degree, as if with religious dread. [First attested in the mid 17^th century.]

Synonym: abhor

(transitive, colloquial) To dislike strongly. [First attested in the late 19^th century.]

Synonyms

• (to abhor): abhor, loathe, detest

• See also hate

Source: Wiktionary

A*bom"i*nate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Abominated; p. pr. & vb. n. Abominating.] Etym: [L. abominatus, p. p. or abominari to deprecate as ominous, to abhor, to curse; ab + omen a foreboding. See Omen.]

Definition: To turn from as ill-omened; to hate in the highest degree, as if with religious dread; loathe; as, to abominate all impiety.

Syn.

– To hate; abhor; loathe; detest. See Hate.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition