abominable
Syllables: a·bom·i·na·ble/əˈbɑm.ə.nə.bl̩/
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New Zealand/ɘˈbɔm.ɘ.nɘ.bɯ/
abominable adjective: worthy of, or causing, abhorrence, as a thing of evil omen; odious in the utmost degree; very hateful; detestable; loathsome; execrable.
Adjective
abominable (comparative more abominable, superlative most abominable)
- Worthy of, or causing, abhorrence, as a thing of evil omen; odious in the utmost degree; very hateful; detestable; loathsome; execrable.
- abominable crime
- utterly abominable
- Excessive, large (used as an intensifier).
- Very bad or inferior.
- Disagreeable or unpleasant.
- abominable weather
- The prisoners were kept in abominable conditions.
abominable meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
abominable in Hindi
- बहुत बुरा, घिनौना, अरुचिकर, खराब, घटिया, घृणास्पद
abominable in Tamil
- வெறுப்பூட்டக் கூடிய, கீழ்தரமான, அருவருப்பான
abominable in Urdu
- گھناونا, حقیر, کریہہ, لعنتی, مکروہ, پاپی
abominable in Bengali
- abominable, hateful, repugnant
- জঘন্য joghonno
More languagesFewer languages
- abominable in Malayalam
- അറപ്പുളവാക്കുന്ന
- abominable in Kannada
- ಅಸಹ್ಯಕರ, ಹೇಸಿಗೆಯ, ಹೇಯವಾದ, ದ್ವೇಷಿಸುವ
- abominable in Punjabi
- خراب xarāb, ਖ਼ਰਾਬ xarāb
- abominable in Tagalog
- kaani-ani, kamuhi-muhi
- abominable in Arabic
- بَغِيض baḡīḍ
Examples of abominable in a sentence
- “Though abominable doghearted hedge-pig!” Bill cried as he met the charge of one of the four survivors.
- I'd rather take vows and veil my face for ever from such abominable eyes."
- There were men there who had committed merciless robberies, cruel murders, heartless swindles, abominable depravities.
Forms of abominable
| comparative | more abominable |
|---|---|
| superlative | most abominable |
| alternative form | abhominable |
| alternative form | abhominal |
Origin of abominable
From Middle English abhomynable, from Old French abominable, from Late Latin abōminābilis (“deserving abhorrence”), from abōminor (“abhor, deprecate as an ill omen”), from ab (“from, away from”) + ōminor (“forebode, predict, presage”), from ōmen (“sign, token, omen”). Formerly erroneously folk-etymologized as deriving from Latin ab- + homo, literally "away from humankind," and therefore spelled abhominable, abhominal (Hence, Shakespeare puns on this when Hamlet speaks of incompetent actors that "imitate humanity abominably.")
Words formed from abominable
Phrases with abominable
Questions about abominable
- What does abominable mean?
- Abominable means worthy of, or causing, abhorrence, as a thing of evil omen; odious in the utmost degree; very hateful; detestable; loathsome; execrable.
- What is abominable in Hindi?
- Abominable in Hindi is बहुत बुरा, घिनौना, अरुचिकर. See Abominable meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is abominable?
- Abominable is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce abominable?
- Abominable is pronounced /əˈbɑm.ə.nə.bl̩/ (US).
Words near abominable in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: abominable (page history and authors); abominable (Hindi Wiktionary) (page history and authors); abominable (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); abominable (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); জঘন্য (Bengali) (page history and authors); abominable (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); abominable (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); خراب (Punjabi) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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