execration
/ɛksəˈkɹeɪʃən/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.59 in modern English
19
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
An act or instance of cursing; a curse dictated by violent feelings of hatred; an imprecation; an expression of utter detestation.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "He inveighed againſt the Folly of making oneſelf liable for the Debts of others; vented many bitter Execrations againſt the Brother; and concluded with wiſhing ſomething could be done for the unfortunate Family."
- "[W]hile all mourned and honoured the dead, thou hast lived to merit our hate and execration—lived to unite thyself with the vile tyrant who murdered thy nearest and dearest— […]"
- "When some of those brave and honest though misguided men who had sate in judgment on their King were dragged on hurdles to a death of prolonged torture, their last prayers were interrupted by the hisses and execrations of thousands."
- "For all to be accomplished, for me to feel less lonely, all that remained to hope was that on the day of my execution there should be a huge crowd of spectators and that they should greet me with howls of execration."
- "For thus ſaith the Lord of hoſts the God of Israel, As mine anger and my furie hath beene powred foorth upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem: ſo ſhall my furie bee powred foorth upon you, when yee shall enter into Egypt: and ye ſhall be an execration, and an aſtoniſhment, and a curſe, and a reproch; and ye ſhall ſee this place no more."
Etymology
From Latin execrātiō.
Origin
- Source language: Latin
Word Breakdown
- Root: execrātiō
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ɛksəˈkɹeɪʃən/
- British English: /ɛksɪˈkɹeɪʃən/