Anathematize — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

curse or declare to be evil or anathema or threaten with divine punishment

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɐpɹˈiː/

🇬🇧British English

/ɐnˈaθɪmˌataɪz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɐnˈaθɪmˌataɪz/

5 syllables Say it as /kɐpɹˈiː/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

anathemise anathemize anathematise comminate execrate accurse

Word Forms

execration	noun	an appeal to some supernatural power to inflict evil on someone or some group
comminatory	adjective	containing warning of punishment
anathematization	noun	the formal act of pronouncing (someone or something) accursed
anathema	noun	a formal ecclesiastical curse accompanied by excommunication
anathematisation	noun	the formal act of pronouncing (someone or something) accursed

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

verfluchen

verfluchen oder für böse erklären oder mit göttlicher Strafe drohen

🇫🇷French

anathèmer

maudire ou déclarer être mauvais ou anathème ou menacer d'un châtiment divin

🇪🇸Spanish

anatematizar

maldecir o declarar ser malo o anatema o amenazar con el castigo divino

🇮🇹Italian

anatemizzare

maledire o dichiararsi malvagio o anatema o minacciare di punizione divina

🇳🇱Dutch

vervloeken

vervloeken of verklaren dat het slecht of een gruwel is, of dreigen met goddelijke straf

🇵🇹Portuguese

anatematizar

amaldiçoar ou declarar ser mau ou anátema ou ameaçar com punição divina

🇷🇺Russian

предать анафеме

проклинать или объявлять злым, подвергать анафеме или угрожать божественным наказанием

India

🇮🇳Hindi

शाप देना

श्राप देना या बुरा या अभिशाप घोषित करना या दैवीय दंड की धमकी देना

🇧🇩Bengali

অ্যানাথেমেটিজ করা

অভিশাপ দেওয়া বা মন্দ বা অ্যানাথেমা বলে ঘোষণা করা বা ঐশ্বরিক শাস্তির হুমকি দেওয়া

🇮🇳Tamil

வெறுப்பூட்டு

சபித்தல் அல்லது தீமை அல்லது வெறுப்பு என்று அறிவிக்க அல்லது தெய்வீக தண்டனையால் அச்சுறுத்தல்

🇮🇳Telugu

అసహ్యించు

శపించండి లేదా చెడుగా లేదా అసహ్యంగా ప్రకటించండి లేదా దైవిక శిక్షతో బెదిరించండి

🇮🇳Gujarati

અનાથેમેટાઇઝ

શાપ આપો અથવા દુષ્ટ અથવા અનાથેમા હોવાનું જાહેર કરો અથવા દૈવી સજાની ધમકી આપો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಸಹ್ಯಗೊಳಿಸು

ಶಾಪ ಅಥವಾ ದುಷ್ಟ ಅಥವಾ ಅಸಹ್ಯ ಎಂದು ಘೋಷಿಸಿ ಅಥವಾ ದೈವಿಕ ಶಿಕ್ಷೆಯ ಬೆದರಿಕೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വിരോധാഭാസമാക്കുക

ശപിക്കുകയോ തിന്മയോ അനിഷ്ടമോ ആണെന്ന് പ്രഖ്യാപിക്കുക അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ദൈവിക ശിക്ഷകൊണ്ട് ഭീഷണിപ്പെടുത്തുക

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

诅

诅咒或宣告邪恶或诅咒或威胁受到神圣的惩罚

🇯🇵Japanese

嫌悪感を抱く

呪ったり、悪であると宣言したり、嫌悪感を抱いたり、天罰を与えると脅したりする

🇰🇷Korean

마취하다

저주하거나 악하다고 선언하거나 혐오감을 느끼거나 신의 형벌로 위협

🇻🇳Vietnamese

giải phẫu

nguyền rủa hoặc tuyên bố là ác quỷ hoặc bị nguyền rủa hoặc đe dọa bằng sự trừng phạt của thần thánh

🇹🇭Thai

ประณาม

สาปแช่งหรือประกาศว่าเป็นสิ่งชั่วร้าย คำสาปแช่ง หรือขู่ด้วยการลงโทษจากสวรรค์

🇮🇩Indonesian

melaknatkan

mengutuk atau menyatakan jahat atau mengutuk atau mengancam dengan hukuman ilahi

🇲🇾Malay

menghinakan

mengutuk atau mengisytiharkan sebagai jahat atau terkutuk atau mengancam dengan hukuman ilahi

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

لعن

يلعن أو يعلن أنه شرير أو لعنة أو يهدد بالعقاب الإلهي

🇮🇷Persian

بی روح کردن

نفرین کردن یا اعلام شرارت یا تحقیر یا تهدید به عذاب الهی

🇹🇷Turkish

aforoz etmek

lanet edin ya da kötü ya da lanetli olduğunu ilan edin ya da ilahi cezayla tehdit edin

🇮🇱Hebrew

להרדים

לקלל או להכריז על רשע או אימה או לאיים בעונש אלוהי

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