Abomination and Dread

Abomination

Abomination noun - Something or someone that is hated.

Usage example: although once common, torture is now an abomination to the civilized peoples of the earth

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Dread and abomination are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Dread" instead a noun "Abomination".

Nearby Words: abominable, abominated

Dread noun - Something or someone that causes fear or dread especially without reason.

Usage example: speaking in public is a perennial dread for many people

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Abomination and dread are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Abomination" instead a noun "Dread".

Nearby Words: dreadful, dreadfully, dreaded, dreading, dreader

particular	particular abomination	particular dread
complete	complete abomination	complete dread
true	true abomination	true dread
genuine	genuine abomination	genuine dread
Other adjectives: real, enormous, bad, terrible, horrible, inhuman, mysterious, cosmic.

Since 3E, Dread Tharizdun has evolved to become a more general Abomination for the whole D&D cosmology.

Source: Eldritch Abomination / Tabletop Games
Admiring the Abomination: Upon finding out that a Morser-Karl is dropping high-explosive shells on them, Yukari's face is full of fan-girl excitement rather than dread.

Source: Anime / Girls Und Panzer Der Film
Drone of Dread: Used a couple of times, notably in the intro to "Diabolus absconditus." Eldritch Abomination: More or less how both God and Satan are portrayed in their lyrics.

Source: Music / Deathspell Omega

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