execration
- noun
- /ˌɛksɪˈkreɪʃən/
- Formal
:
execración
- The politician faced public execration after his scandal was revealed.
Examples
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The daughter howls a string of outrageous execrations involving the Lord's name, the likes of which the widow has never heard.
Fiction book (1995) -
Looking over the signers at the petition, most seem to be panning this petition and all it stands for while telling Muslims to grow a thicker skin and stop with their own insulting execrations against Christians, Jews, and the West.
Blog text (3) -
She unleashed a torrent of execration when she discovered the betrayal.
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The villain's actions resulted in widespread execration from the community.
Synonyms
262
5.5
A magic spell that brings harm to a person or thing
2
9.9
A spoken wish for bad things to happen to someone
1
9.6
A spoken wish that something bad will happen to someone
1
9.9
Strong public hatred and disgust toward someone because of what they did
Antonyms
How Hateful
- Offensive
9
9.5
- Formal
1
8.6
394
1.9
- Texting
49
1.0
45
3.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Execration comes from Latin parts ex- 'out' and sacer 'sacred'. It originally meant to call someone 'outside the sacred' or 'unholy', so an execration is the act of cursing or showing strong hatred toward someone.