execration

Pronunciation: /ɛksəˈkɹeɪʃən/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun hate coupled with disgust
  2. noun an appeal to some supernatural power to inflict evil on someone or some group
  3. noun the object of cursing or detestation; that which is execrated

Etymology

From Latin execrātiō.

In classic literature

Synonyms

abhorrence, abomination, detestation, loathing, odium

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
hate, disgust

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