Eric Hoffer

A dissenting minority feels free only when it can impose its will on the majority: what it abominates most is the dissent of the majority.

American Writer

Like every man of sense and good feeling, I abominate work.

Abominate expresses a very strong form of hatred, more intense than dislike.

Use abominate to convey moral repulsion, often linked to values or ethics.

Abominate is less common in casual conversation; it might be found more in written form.