how to pronounce abomination

/əˌbɑːməˈnɛɪʃən/

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abomination is pronounced in five syllables

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An example use of abomination in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… that was just an abomination in terms of …”

meanings of abomination

noun:

A state that excites detestation or abhorrence; pollution.
An abominable act; a disgusting vice; a despicable habit.
That which is abominable, shamefully vile; an object that excites disgust and hatred; very often with religious undertones.
The feeling of extreme disgust and hatred.

abomination frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word abomination occurs in english on average 2.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics abomination can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that abomination can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;