Execration

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The act of cursing.
  • n. A curse.
  • n. Something that is cursed or loathed.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. An act or instance of cursing; a curse dictated by violent feelings of hatred; an imprecation; an expression of utter detestation.
  • n. That which is execrated; a detested thing.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The act of cursing; a curse dictated by violent feelings of hatred; imprecation; utter detestation expressed.
  • n. That which is execrated; a detested thing.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The act of cursing; imprecation of evil; malediction; utter detestation expressed.
  • n. The object execrated; a thing held in abomination.
  • n. Synonyms Curse, Imprecation, etc. See malediction.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. hate coupled with disgust
  • n. an appeal to some supernatural power to inflict evil on someone or some group
  • n. the object of cursing or detestation; that which is execrated
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    disgust    hate    hatred    object   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    malediction    imprecation    cursin   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    derision    detestation    reprobation    obloquy    jeer    taunt    loathe    disapprobation    opprobrium    ignominy