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abominated

abominated is the simple past and past participle of abominate.

Meaning of abominate

Verb

abominate (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.
    • "Much as I abominate writing, I would not give up Mr. Collins's correspondence for any consideration."1813, Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice
    Synonyms:
    abhor, loathe, detest
  2. (colloquial, transitive) To dislike strongly.
    • I absolutely abominate waking up early on weekends.

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Questions about abominated

What is abominated the simple past and past participle of?
Abominated is the simple past and past participle of abominate.

Words near abominated in the dictionary

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  3. abominableness
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  6. abominated
  7. abominates
  8. abominating
  9. abominatio
  10. abomination
  11. abominationly

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