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abominate

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abominate /əˈbɒmɪneɪt /
verb [with object] formal detest; loathe:
they abominated the very idea of monarchy.
– DERIVATIVES
abominator noun
– ORIGIN late 16th century: from Latin abominat- averted, loathed, from the verb abominari, from ab- away, from + omen, omin- omen.