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TAKE THE QUIZSynonyms of execration
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as in curse
a prayer that harm will come to someone
upon discovering that someone had stolen his golf bag, he let loose a volley of execrations
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as in hatred
a very strong dislike
a cowardly betrayal that earned him the execration of all who had remained loyal to the cause
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“Execration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/execration. Accessed 7 Feb. 2023.
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