Abomination vs Hostility - What's the difference?
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An abominable act; a disgusting vice; a despicable habit.
The feeling of extreme disgust and hatred; abhorrence; detestation; loathing.
(obsolete) A state that excites detestation or abhorrence; pollution.
That which is abominable, shamefully vile; an object that excites disgust and hatred; very often with religious undertones.
* Antony, most large in his abominations . Shakespeare, Antony and Cleopatra, III-vi
(uncountable) The state of being hostile.
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(countable) A hostile action, especially a military action. See hostilities for specific plural definition.
Abomination is a related term of hostility.
As nouns the difference between abomination and hostility
is that abomination is an abominable act; a disgusting vice; a despicable habit while hostility is (uncountable) the state of being hostile.abomination
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Alternative forms
* abhomination (obsolete) * abominacioun (obsolete)Noun
(en noun)Synonyms
* detestation * loathing * abhorrence * disgust * aversion * loathsomeness * odiousnessReferences
hostility
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Noun
- There is no hostilitie so excellent, as that which is absolutely Christian.
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London Is Special, but Not That Special," New York Times (retrieved 28 September 2013):
- The polarization of wealth and the polarization of attitudes to diversity are not unrelated. A key reason for popular hostility to immigrants is that to many people, particularly within working-class communities, immigration has become a symbol of unacceptable change.