execrating
Expressing intense loathing
Execrating is cursing or denouncing someone or something with intense loathing.
To execrate is stronger than to criticize—it implies passionate condemnation, often invoking damnation: The crowd stood execrating the dictator's statue as it toppled.
The word carries a formal, almost ritualistic quality, suggesting denunciation that goes beyond mere disapproval.
Mild expletive
- imprecateTo invoke evil upon
- anathematizeFormally denounce or curse
- maledictionVerbal invocation of harm
- imprecationSpoken wish for harm
damnation · anathema · fulmination · oath · blaspheme · swear at
damn
Mild expletive
- imprecateTo invoke evil upon
- anathematizeFormally denounce or curse
- maledictionVerbal invocation of harm
imprecation · damnation · anathema · fulmination · oath · blaspheme · swear at
detest
Feel strong aversion
hate · revulsion · disgust · repugnance · antipathy · aversion · repulsion · odium · contempt · abomination
condemn
Declare wrong or guilty
- censureFormal institutional disapproval
- criticizeJudge unfavorably, vocally
- rebukeExpress sharp disapproval
reprimand · castigate · vilify · berate · upbraid · decry · reproach · deplore · chastise · admonish
execratingblessing
Prayer seeking divine favor
consecrating · sanctifying · hallowing · beatifying · anointing