Definition of "abominate"

abominate

/əˈbɒm.əˌneɪt/

adjective
comparative more abominate, superlative most abominate
1. (rare) Abominable; detested.
verb
third-person singular simple present abominates, present participle abominating, simple past and past participle abominated
1. (transitive) To feel disgust towards; to loathe or detest thoroughly; to hate in the highest degree, as if with religious dread.
  Quotations
  "Much as I abominate writing, I would not give up Mr. Collins's correspondence for any consideration."
  1813, Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice
2. (transitive, colloquial) To dislike strongly.