execration

C2 Topic:Communication

US /ˌɛksəˈkreɪʃən/ UK /ˌeksɪˈkreɪʃən/ See IPA manual

Freq #213977

Meanings

1

noun
a curse or forceful expression of hatred and condemnation

The crowd answered the tyrant's name with a roar of execration.
2

noun
intense hatred, disgust, or abhorrence

The corrupt official became an object of public execration.
3

noun
a person or thing that is profoundly detested

To the displaced villagers, the prison remained an execration long after it closed.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a curse or forceful... curse imprecation denunciation

2 noun · intense hatred, disgust, or... abhorrence detestationloathing

3 noun · a person or thing that is... abomination anathema

Opposites

blessing praise admiration

Word family

Forms execrations

Related forms execrate execrable anathemaloathing

Etymology

From Latin execratio, 'a cursing, an imprecation,' from execrari, 'curse or abhor.' The verb combines ex- (an intensifier here) with sacer, 'sacred, accursed.' A solemn declaration placing someone outside sacred protection developed into both an uttered curse and the intense detestation behind it.

Topics

Communication

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# execration

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˌɛksəˈkreɪʃən/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌeksɪˈkreɪʃən/
**Frequency rank:** 213977

## Meanings
1. a curse or forceful expression of hatred and condemnation
2. intense hatred, disgust, or abhorrence
3. a person or thing that is profoundly detested

## Examples
- The crowd answered the tyrant's name with a roar of execration.
- The corrupt official became an object of public execration.
- To the displaced villagers, the prison remained an execration long after it closed.

## Synonyms
- curse
- imprecation
- denunciation
- abhorrence
- detestation
- abomination

## Antonyms
- blessing
- praise
- admiration

## Related Forms
- execrate
- execrable
- anathema
- loathing

## Etymology
From Latin execratio, 'a cursing, an imprecation,' from execrari, 'curse or abhor.' The verb combines ex- (an intensifier here) with sacer, 'sacred, accursed.' A solemn declaration placing someone outside sacred protection developed into both an uttered curse and the intense detestation behind it.

## Topics
- Communication

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