execrate

1. (transitive) To feel loathing for; to abhor.
2. (transitive) To declare to be hateful or abhorrent; to denounce.
3. (archaic, intransitive) To invoke a curse; to curse or swear.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɛɡzɪkɹeɪt/

Etymology

From Latin exsecrārī, execrārī, from ex (“out”) + sacrāre (“to consecrate, declare accursed”).

Synonyms

abhor

abominate

curse

loathe

anathematize

detest

imprecate

hate

😡

anathematise

comminate

damn

anathemise

denounce

accurse

anathemize

revile

dislike

doom

give

adjudge

jinx

judge

🧑‍⚖️

dislike intensely

maledict

referee

reprobate

sentence

tell off

deplore

condemn

bedamn

beshrew

call

pass judgment

convict

deprecate

disapprove

adjudicate

Translations

détester

abominar

abhorrer

execrar

απεχθάνομαι

abominar

abominer

esecrare

verabscheuen

verafschuwen

exécrer

verwünschen

aborrire

avorrir

abominare