execration
9.9
A person or thing that many people strongly hate
- noun
- /ˌɛksɪˈkreɪʃən/
- Formal
:
execración
- The corrupt politician was regarded as an execration by the public, who loathed his actions.
Examples
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In the dark folklore of the village, the haunted artifact was seen as an execration that brought misfortune.
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My dear Constance, the name of Wilde will be a word of execration for the next thousand years.
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Her execration of the unethical practices in the industry sparked a movement for reform.
Synonyms
72
9.1
Something that people find very shocking and morally wrong
is seen as cursed or strongly loathed and formally condemned
Antonyms
How Detested
abomination
72
9.1
- Offensive
72
9.1
anathema
9
9.5
- Offensive
9
9.5
execration
- Formal
detestation
1
8.6
1
8.6
contempt
131
5.5
131
5.5
dislike
49
1.0
- Texting
49
1.0
disapproval
45
3.0
45
3.0
Surface Forms
execration singular
execrations plural
Morphology
Etymology
Execration can also mean a thing or person that is cursed or hated, and this meaning comes from the same Latin idea of calling something 'outside the sacred' or 'unholy'. That's why an execration is something people loathe or condemn.