abominate

/əˈbɒm.əˌneɪt/

ƏBⱰM · əneɪt (2 syllables)

English Adj

Definition

Abominable; detested.

Etymology

First attested in 1644. Perhaps a back-formation from abomination. Alternatively, perhaps from Late Latin abōminātus, past participle of abōminarī (“to deprecate as an ill omen”), from ab + ominari (“to forebode, presage”), from omen.