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abominating

v.
C2 Proficiency abom·i·nat·ing

v. to hate something very much or to think it is extremely bad and wrong.

v. to regard something as highly offensive, detestable, or morally reprehensible. Often used in literary or formal contexts to express intense moral disapproval.


SIMPLE

He abominating the way the company treated its workers.

CONTEXTUAL

The critic abominating the film's lack of originality and its reliance on tired tropes.

COMPLEX

The philosopher spent his life abominating the rise of totalitarianism, writing extensively on the moral decay of societies that surrendered their freedoms to a single leader.

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