abomination
n. countablen. something that is extremely disgusting, hateful, or wrong. It describes something that people find very offensive or against the rules of nature.
n. a thing that causes feelings of hatred, disgust, or intense moral disapproval. Often carries a strong religious or ethical connotation of being unnatural.
The cruel treatment of the animals was an abomination.
Many critics viewed the new concrete skyscraper as an architectural abomination that ruined the historic skyline.
In the eyes of the traditionalists, the proposed changes to the ancient ritual were nothing short of an abomination that threatened their cultural identity.
From Middle English abominacioun, from Middle French abomination (“horror, disgust”), from Late Latin abōminātiō, abōminātiōnem (“abomination”) Doublet of abominatio.
Commonly used in the phrase 'an abomination to' or 'an abomination against'.