Definition of abomination - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, feminine

objet détestépersonne ou chose qui provoque horreur et dégoût

Ce comportement cruel était une abomination pour tous.

horreur

monstruosité

répulsionsentiment de horreur et de dégoût très fort

Il ressentait une profonde abomination pour la violence.

horreur

répulsion

acte horribleaction ou chose moralement horrible et répréhensible

Les crimes de guerre sont des abominations contre l'humanité.

atrocité

crime

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Origin of abomination

latin, abominari (détester)

Examples of abomination in a sentence

Cette statue fut considérée comme une abomination par la communauté.
Elle éprouve de l'abomination envers l'injustice.
L'abomination de ce crime a choqué la ville.
Ce massacre est une abomination pour la société.
La torture est considérée comme une abomination universelle.

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English:abomination, abhorrence, ...
German:Gräuel, Abscheu, ...
Italian:abominio, atrocità, ...
Spanish:abominación, repulsión extrema, ...
Portuguese:abominação, repulsa, ...
Chinese:令人憎恶的事物, 憎恶, ...
Japanese:忌まわしいもの, 嫌悪感, ...
Arabic:رجس, اشمئزاز شديد, ...
Hebrew:תּוֹעֵבָה, גֹּעַל עַז, ...
Russian:мерзость, отвращение, ...
Ukrainian:огидність, огида, ...
Catalan:abominació, repugnància, ...
Danish:vederstyggelighed, afsky, ...
Dutch:gruwel, afschuw, ...
Greek:αηδία, αποστροφή, ...
Hungarian:utálatosság, iszony, ...
Khmer:ភាពគួរខ្ពើមរអើម, ភាពស្អប់ខ្ពើមយ៉ាងខ្លាំង, ...
Korean:혐오물, 혐오감, ...
Polish:ohydztwo, wstręt, ...
Portuguese (BR):abominação, repulsa, ...
Romanian:abominație, ură, ...
Swedish:abomination, avsky, ...
Thai:ความน่ารังเกียจ, ความน่าสยดสยอง, ...
Turkish:iğrençlik, iğrenme, ...
Vietnamese:sự ghê tởm, sự kinh tởm, ...

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