🇬🇧🇪🇸 abomination - abominación : English Lesson

Meaning of "abomination" ("abominación"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

An abomination is something you dislike so much that it almost makes you say, “That’s horrible!” It can be a thing, an action, or even a smell that you think is very wrong, gross, or shocking. When you call something an abomination, you mean it’s not just bad—it’s extra-awful in your opinion.

Watch and listen to this English flashcard to understand the word in more detail, with an easy example sentence.

The sandwich I sat on by accident became a squished abomination that the trash can nervously accepted.

When Dad tried to dance, my eyes declared his moves an abomination against rhythm.

My attempt at baking cookies turned into a burning, smoking abomination the fire alarm hated.

The dog considered the new bath soap an abomination and rolled in mud to fix the problem.

My sister called my singing an abomination, but the dog howled along like it was a concert.

A child finds a bug in the birthday cake and cries, calling it an abomination. The family gapes; the father says the abomination makes him sick. The guests whisper "abomination" under their breath. The baker yelps, calls the abomination a horrible error, sweeps it up, tosses it outside, and everyone breathes relieved the abomination is gone.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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