execration

noun
/ˌɛksɪˈkreɪʃən/

Meaning

An act of cursing or denouncing someone or something with hatred.

Example Sentences

The dictator’s name was spoken with execration after his fall.

Synonyms

curse, denunciation, damnation, malediction, condemnation

Antonyms

blessing, praise, benediction

Collocations

loud execration, public execration, cries of execration

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