ENGLISH
REFERENCE

abominableness

n.
C1 Advanced abom·inable·ness

n. the quality of being extremely bad, evil, or shocking. It describes something that makes you feel very sick or angry.

n. the state or quality of being extremely wicked, evil, or offensive. Often used to describe moral or physical horrors that provoke intense disgust.


SIMPLE

The abominableness of the crime shocked the whole town.

CONTEXTUAL

The witness described the abominableness of the conditions in the prison with such detail that the judge had to leave the room.

COMPLEX

The poet spent his final years condemning the abominableness of the war, using his pen to expose the suffering of those who had been forgotten by the state.

Origin

From abominable + -ness.

© 2026 English Reference