| VERB | emotion | execrate, abhor, loathe, abominate | find repugnant |
|---|---|---|---|
| communication | execrate, accurse, anathemize, comminate, anathemise, anathematize, anathematise | curse or declare to be evil or anathema or threaten with divine punishment |
| Meaning | Find repugnant. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Model | Sam and Sue execrate the movie | |
| Synonyms | abhor, loathe, abominate | |
| Broader | hate, detest | dislike intensely |
| Spanish | abominar, aborrecer, detestar, execrar | |
| Catalan | abominar, avorrir, detestar, execrar, odiar | |
| Nouns | execration | the object of cursing or detestation |
| execration | hate coupled with disgust | |
| Meaning | curse or declare to be evil or anathema or threaten with divine punishment. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Model | Sam and Sue execrate the movie | |
| Synonyms | accurse, anathemize, comminate, anathemise, anathematize, anathematise | |
| Broader | deplore | Express strong disapproval of |
| Spanish | abominar, anatematizar, execrar | |
| Catalan | abominar, anatematitzar, execrar | |
| Nouns | execration | the object of cursing or detestation |
| execration | an appeal to some supernatural power to inflict evil on someone or some group | |
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