Execration — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

hate coupled with disgust

an appeal to some supernatural power to inflict evil on someone or some group

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˌɛksɪkɹˈeɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌɛksɪkɹˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌɛksɪkɹˈeɪʃən/

4 syllables Say it as /ˌɛksɪkɹˈeɪʃən/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

condemnation curse detestation abhorrence odium abomination loathing

Word Forms

abhorrent	adjective	offensive to the mind
abhor	verb	find repugnant
abominate	verb	find repugnant
detest	verb	dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards
execrate	verb	find repugnant
loathe	verb	find repugnant
odious	adjective	unequivocally detestable; ; ; ; - Edmund Burke
curse	verb	wish harm upon; invoke evil upon

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Verfluchung

Hass gepaart mit Ekel

🇫🇷French

exécration

la haine couplée au dégoût

🇪🇸Spanish

execración

odio junto con disgusto

🇮🇹Italian

esecrazione

odio unito al disgusto

🇳🇱Dutch

vervloeking

haat gepaard met walging

🇵🇹Portuguese

execração

ódio junto com nojo

🇷🇺Russian

проклятие

ненависть в сочетании с отвращением

India

🇮🇳Hindi

फटकार

नफरत घृणा के साथ जुड़ी हुई है

🇧🇩Bengali

মৃত্যুদণ্ড

ঘৃণার সাথে ঘৃণা

🇮🇳Tamil

வெளியேற்றம்

வெறுப்புடன் சேர்ந்து வெறுப்பு

🇮🇳Telugu

విసర్జన

ద్వేషం మరియు అసహ్యం

🇮🇳Marathi

फाशी

तिरस्कार आणि घृणा

🇮🇳Gujarati

ફાંસીની સજા

અણગમો સાથે નફરત

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಿಸರ್ಜನೆ

ದ್ವೇಷ ಮತ್ತು ಅಸಹ್ಯ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വിസർജ്ജനം

വെറുപ്പും വെറുപ്പും

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਫਾਂਸੀ

ਨਫ਼ਰਤ ਨਾਲ ਨਫ਼ਰਤ

🇵🇰Urdu

پھانسی

نفرت کے ساتھ نفرت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

念咒

仇恨加上厌恶

🇯🇵Japanese

排泄

嫌悪感と結びついた憎しみ

🇰🇷Korean

주문

혐오와 혐오가 결합된 증오

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự hành quyết

ghét đi đôi với ghê tởm

🇹🇭Thai

การขับถ่าย

ความเกลียดชังควบคู่กับความรังเกียจ

🇮🇩Indonesian

rasa benci

benci ditambah dengan rasa jijik

🇵🇭Filipino

pagduduwal

poot na may kasamang pagkasuklam

🇲🇾Malay

perkumuhan

benci ditambah dengan rasa jijik

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

لعنة

الكراهية مقرونة بالاشمئزاز

🇮🇷Persian

اعدام

نفرت همراه با انزجار

🇹🇷Turkish

tiksinme

nefretle tiksinti birleşti

🇮🇱Hebrew

גירוש

שנאה יחד עם גועל נפש

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The primary meaning of 'execration' is 'hate coupled with disgust'.

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'execration' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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