different between loathe vs abomination

English

Etymology

Middle English lothe, from Old English l?þian, from Proto-Germanic *laiþ?n?. Cognate with Old Norse leiðask ( > Danish ledes, Icelandic leiðast, all reflexive), German Leid.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?l??ð/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?lo?ð/
• Rhymes: -??ð

Verb

loathe (third-person singular simple present loathes, present participle loathing, simple past and past participle loathed)

1. (transitive) To detest, hate, or revile (someone or something).

   Synonyms: abhor, abominate, despise

   • a. 1667, Abraham Cowley, Of Agriculture

     Loathing the honeyed cakes, I long for bread.

Usage notes

Not to be confused with the related adjective loath.

Alternative forms

• loath (obsolete)

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:hate

Derived terms

Related terms

• loath, loth

Translations

Further reading

• loathe in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• loathe in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

Anagrams

• Athole, Theola

English

Alternative forms

• abhomination (obsolete)
• abominacioun (obsolete)

Etymology

First attested around 1350. From Middle English abominacioun, from Middle French abomination (“horror, disgust”), from Late Latin ab?min?ti? (“abomination”); ab (“away from”) + ?min?r? (“prophesy, foreboding”), from ?men (“omen”). Doublet of abominatio.abominate +? -ion

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation, US) IPA^(key): /??b?m.??ne?.?n?/, /??b?m.??ne?.?n?/
• Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

abomination (countable and uncountable, plural abominations)

1. (countable) An abominable act; a disgusting vice; a despicable habit. [First attested around 1150 to 1350.]
2. (uncountable) The feeling of extreme disgust and hatred [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]

   Synonyms: abhorrence, aversion, detestation, disgust, loathing, loathsomeness, odiousness

3. (obsolete, uncountable) A state that excites detestation or abhorrence; pollution. [Attested from around 1350-1470 to the late 15^th century.]
4. (countable) That which is abominable, shamefully vile; an object that excites disgust and hatred; very often with religious undertones. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]

   Synonym: perversion

Translations

References

• abomination in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

French

Etymology

From Late Latin abominationem

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.b?.mi.na.sj??/

Noun

abomination f (plural abominations)

1. Something vile and abominable; an abomination.
2. (chiefly religion) Revulsion, abomination, disgust.

Further reading

• “abomination” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).