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execration

 
Dictionary: ex·e·cra·tion   (ĕk'sĭ-krā'shən) pronunciation
n.
  1. The act of cursing.
  2. A curse.
  3. Something that is cursed or loathed.

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noun

  1. A denunciation invoking a wish or threat of evil or injury: anathema, curse, damnation, imprecation, malediction. Archaic malison. See words.
  2. An object of extreme dislike: abhorrence, abomination, anathema, aversion, bête noire, bugbear, detestation, hate. Informal horror. See love/hatred.

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n

Definition: hating
Antonyms: liking, loving


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The noun has 3 meanings:

Meaning #1: hate coupled with disgust
  Synonyms: abhorrence, abomination, detestation, loathing, odium

Meaning #2: an appeal to some supernatural power to inflict evil on someone or some group
  Synonyms: condemnation, curse

Meaning #3: the object of cursing or detestation; that which is execrated


 
 
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