Execrable — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

of very poor quality or condition

unequivocally detestable; ; ; ; - Edmund Burke

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɛɡzˈɛkɹəbəl/

🇬🇧British English

/ɛɡzˈɛkɹəbəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɛɡzˈɛkɹəbəl/

3 syllables Say it as /ɛɡzˈɛkɹəbəl/.

Examples

deplorable housing conditions in the inner city
woeful treatment of the accused
woeful errors of judgment

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

damnable miserable deplorable detestable wretched odious woeful abominable

Parts of Speech

adjective	of very poor quality or condition “deplorable housing conditions in the inner city”
adjective	unequivocally detestable; ; ; ; - Edmund Burke “abominable treatment of prisoners”
adjective	deserving a curse “her damnable pride”

Word Forms

miserableness	noun	a state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune
wretchedness	noun	the quality of being poor and inferior and sorry
abominate	verb	find repugnant
odium	noun	hate coupled with disgust
odiousness	noun	the quality of being offensive

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

abscheulich

von sehr schlechter Qualität oder Zustand

🇫🇷French

exécrable

de très mauvaise qualité ou en très mauvais état

🇮🇹Italian

esecrabile

di pessima qualità o condizione

🇳🇱Dutch

afschuwelijk

van zeer slechte kwaliteit of staat

🇵🇹Portuguese

execrável

de muito má qualidade ou condição

🇷🇺Russian

отвратительный

очень плохого качества или состояния

India

🇮🇳Hindi

घिनौना

बहुत ख़राब गुणवत्ता या स्थिति का

🇧🇩Bengali

excrable

খুব খারাপ মানের বা অবস্থার

🇮🇳Tamil

வெளிப்படுத்தக்கூடியது

மிகவும் மோசமான தரம் அல்லது நிலை

🇮🇳Telugu

ఉద్వేగభరితమైనది

చాలా తక్కువ నాణ్యత లేదా పరిస్థితి

🇮🇳Marathi

excrable

अतिशय निकृष्ट दर्जाची किंवा स्थिती

🇮🇳Gujarati

અધિકૃત

ખૂબ જ નબળી ગુણવત્તા અથવા સ્થિતિ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹೊರಹಾಕಬಹುದಾದ

ಅತ್ಯಂತ ಕಳಪೆ ಗುಣಮಟ್ಟ ಅಥವಾ ಸ್ಥಿತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

എക്സച്രെബ്ലെ

വളരെ മോശം നിലവാരം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ അവസ്ഥ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਐਕਸਕ੍ਰੇਬਲ

ਬਹੁਤ ਮਾੜੀ ਗੁਣਵੱਤਾ ਜਾਂ ਸਥਿਤੀ ਦਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

قابل عمل

بہت خراب معیار یا حالت کا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

可恶的

质量或状况很差

🇯🇵Japanese

ひどい

品質または状態が非常に悪いもの

🇰🇷Korean

형편없는

품질이나 상태가 매우 좋지 않음

🇻🇳Vietnamese

có thể thực hiện được

có chất lượng hoặc tình trạng rất kém

🇹🇭Thai

เลวร้ายได้

มีคุณภาพหรือสภาพต่ำมาก

🇮🇩Indonesian

buruk sekali

kualitas atau kondisinya sangat buruk

🇵🇭Filipino

mapapahamak

ng napakahinang kalidad o kondisyon

🇲🇾Malay

boleh dieksekusi

kualiti atau keadaan yang sangat buruk

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

بغيض

ذات نوعية أو حالة سيئة للغاية

🇮🇷Persian

قابل اعتراض

با کیفیت یا وضعیت بسیار ضعیف

🇹🇷Turkish

iğrenç

çok düşük kalite veya durumda

🇮🇱Hebrew

מְתוֹעָב

באיכות או במצב גרוע מאוד

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