execrate

Meaning

  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.

Synonyms

abhor
34k
abominate
curse
B2
loathe
C2
anathematize
detest
C2
imprecate
hate
A1
😡
anathematise
comminate
damn
A1

anathemise

denounce

accurse

anathemize

revile
dislike
C1
doom
C1
give
A1
adjudge
jinx
C2
judge
A2
🧑‍⚖️

dislike intensely

maledict
referee
C2
reprobate
sentence
B2
tell off
deplore
48k
condemn
C2
bedamn
beshrew
call
A1

pass judgment

convict
C1
deprecate
disapprove
C2
adjudicate
Translations

détester
abominar
abhorrer
execrar

απεχθάνομαι

abominar
abominer
esecrare
verabscheuen
verafschuwen
exécrer
verwünschen
aborrire
avorrir
abominare
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈɛɡzɪkɹeɪt/
Etymology

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

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