Abominates

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. To regard with extreme hatred or disgust, showing profound dislike or aversion
2. To feel intense repugnance or disgust toward something or someone, strongly disapproving of it
3. To hate or abhor something deeply, expressing strong moral or emotional rejection

Etymology: This is an inflected form: "abominates" is the third-person singular present of "abominate", meaning to hate intensely. The verb comes from Late Latin "abōminārī", which meant to regard something as an ill omen, built from "ab" (away) and "ominari" (to forebode), a verb rooted in "omen". So the original idea was not simply disgust but a sense that something was a bad sign that should be turned away. Dictionaries also raise the possibility that "abominate" was a back-formation from the noun "abomination", which would mean the noun came first in English. The two origins are not mutually exclusive, and the Latin source is the older, more secure pathway. The verb is first recorded in English in 1644.

Synonyms: haters, detests, loathes

Antonyms: loves, adores, cherishes