noun
- angry curses or words expressing violent hatred and anger toward someone or something
- the act of cursing or expressing intense hatred toward someone or something
Usage: plural form of execration; formal or literary register
Usage: abstract noun sense; formal or literary register
Examples
- The angry crowd hurled execrations at the unpopular politician.
- His execrations echoed through the hall as he condemned the injustice.
- The old sailor's execrations were colorful and creative.
- She listened to his execrations with growing dismay.
- The protesters' execrations grew louder as the day went on.
- Medieval texts are filled with execrations against heresy.