Execration

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  • noun. The act of cursing.
  • noun. A curse.
  • noun. Something that is cursed or loathed.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The act of cursing; imprecation of evil; malediction; utter detestation expressed.
  • noun. The object execrated; a thing held in abomination.
  • noun. Synonyms Curse, Imprecation, etc. See malediction.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. The act of cursing; a curse dictated by violent feelings of hatred; imprecation; utter detestation expressed.
  • noun. That which is execrated; a detested thing.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. An act or instance of cursing; a curse dictated by violent feelings of hatred; an imprecation; an expression of utter detestation.
  • noun. That which is execrated; a detested thing.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. hate coupled with disgust
  • noun. an appeal to some supernatural power to inflict evil on someone or some group
  • noun. the object of cursing or detestation; that which is execrated
    • Word Usage
    "Cheerfulness is the mainspring of discipline, and the desire to reward merit while crime is held in execration, ought ever to be the delight of the officer."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    disgust  hate  hatred  object  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    acclaim  condemnation  denunciation  derision  detestation  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    Anglophobia  Russophobia  abhorrence  abomination  abuse  
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