as in hated
to dislike strongly
he abominates the sight of the park he once loved being turned into a parking lot
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The launch was a disaster — users hated the new bot, which generated inaccurate results and appeared unable to replicate some of the tasks that earlier versions could execute.—
Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2025
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Oh, and New Amy also discovers than everyone pretty much hated Old Amy, who was a demanding, uncompromising chief of internal medicine with no time for niceties.—
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Before public opinion turned against the war, Ali was likely the most despised man in America.—
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Prince Harry's team has—for the second week running—moved to challenge a story published in his most disliked newspaper group in a sign tensions remain high ahead of an upcoming lawsuit.—
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Some people might not want to contribute to the profits of a disliked company—at least without profiting from their own data themselves.—
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“Abominated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abominated. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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