abominate

UK: /əˈbɒmɪˌneɪt/ US: /əˈbɑməˌneɪt/ ,(ə bom′ə nāt′)

Inflections of 'abominate' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

abominates

v 3rd person singular

abominating

v pres p

abominated

v past

abominated

v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

a•bom•i•nate /əˈbɑməˌneɪt/   v. [~ + object] , -nat•ed, -nat•ing. 

1. to feel great dislike for;
   hate.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

a•bom•i•nate  (ə bom′ə nāt′), v.t., -nat•ed, -nat•ing. 

1. to regard with intense aversion or loathing;
   abhor.
2. to dislike strongly.

• Latin abōminātus loathed, past participle of abōminārī. See abominable, -ate¹
• 1840–50

a•bom′i•na′tor, n. 
Synonyms

• 1. loathe, execrate. See hate. 

Antonyms

• 1. like, love.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

abominate / əˈbɒmɪˌneɪt/ verb

1. (transitive) to dislike intensely; loathe; detest

Etymology: 17th Century: from the past participle of Latin abōminārī to regard as an ill omen, from ab- away from + ōmin-, from omen

aˈbomiˌnator noun