Execration

/ˌɛksɪˈkreɪʃən/ noun

Definition

A feeling of intense hatred or disgust; something that is loathed or detested. The act of cursing or expressing abhorrence.

Etymology

From Latin 'execrari' meaning 'to curse' or 'to detest utterly,' combining 'ex-' (out) and 'sacer' (sacred). Originally meant to curse someone so thoroughly as to place them outside the sacred realm, making them utterly profane.

Kelly Says

Execration contains 'curse' in its DNA - it's about cursing something so completely you want it cast out of existence. Think of it as hatred so intense it's almost religious in nature - you're not just disliking something, you're calling down curses on it!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አቤት
ābēt
ARالعربية
لعن
laʿn
BNবাংলা
অভিশাপ
abhiśāp
CACatalà
execració
/ɛks.kraˈsi.o/
CSČeština
prokletí
/prok.lɛˈtiː/
DADansk
forbandelse
/fɒˀbɒnˀɛlsɔ/
DEDeutsch
Verfluchung
/fɛʁˈflʊχʊŋ/
ELΕλληνικά
κατάρα
/kaˈta.ra/
ESEspañol
execración
eks.ek.ra.θjon
FAفارسی
لعن
laʿnat
FISuomi
kirous
/kirous/
FRFrançais
exécration
/ɛksɛkʁa.sjɔ̃/
GUGU
શાપ
śāp
HAHA
kutse
/ku.tse/
HEעברית
קללה
klalāh
HIहिन्दी
शाप
śāp
HUMagyar
átkozás
/aːtkozaːʃ/
IDBahasa Indonesia
kutukan
/ku.tu.kan/
IGIG
ịkpọkpọ
/i.kpo.kpo/
ITItaliano
esecrazione
/e.se.kraˈtsi.o.ne/
JA日本語
呪詛
noroi
KKKK
қарғыс
/qarɣɯs/
KMKM
ការបន្តលើ
kaal ban-tel
KO한국어
저주
jeo-ju
MRMR
शाप
śāp
MSBahasa Melayu
kutukan
/ku.tu.kan/
MYမြန်မာ
ဘိက္ခရာ
bheik-kha-ya
NLNederlands
vervloeking
/vɛrˈvloː.kɪŋ/
NONorsk
forbannelse
/fɔrˈban.nɛlsə/
PAPA
ਸ਼ਾਪ
śāp
PLPolski
przekleństwo
/pʂɛkˈlɛɲstfɔ/
PTPortuguês
execração
/ɛksɛ.kraˈsɐ̃w/
RORomână
blestem
/blestɛm/
RUРусский
проклятие
/prok.lʲaˈtʲjɪ/
SVSvenska
förbannelse
/fœrˈban.nɛlsɛ/
SWKiswahili
laana
/laː.na/
TAதமிழ்
சாபம்
cāpam
TEతెలుగు
శాపం
śāpaṁ
THไทย
สาป
sāp
TLTL
sumpa
/sum.pa/
TRTürkçe
lanetleme
/lɑ.nɛt.lɛ.mɛ/
UKУкраїнська
прокляття
/prok.lʲaˈtʲ.tʲa/
URاردو
لاعنت
lāʿnat
VITiếng Việt
nguyền rủa
/ŋɨ̄ən˧˧ ʐɨ̄a˧˧/
YOYO
ẹṣẹ
/ɛʃɛ/
ZH中文
咒骂
zhòu mà
ZUZU
ukuthula
/u.ku.tʰu.la/

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