execrations

noun

plural of execration
1
as in curses
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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2
as in enemies
something or someone that is hated denounced as an abomination before God and man, the heretic would forever be an execration even amongst his own people

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  1. curses
  2. enemies
  3. abominations
  4. adversaries
  5. hates
  6. phobias
Noun
  • Directed by Sébastien Vanicek (2023’s Infested), the follow-up to 2023 reboot Evil Dead Rise stars Wednesday‘s Hunter Doohan in a story about curses lingering too long in a family and the undead that haunts them.
    — Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 7 July 2026
  • Morgan and her Judgment Day cronies tried to bribe Danhausen to put curses on their opponents.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 28 June 2026
Definition of curses
Noun
  • In addition to mandating short hair, Rome also forbade clothing made with animal skins, even for enslaved people—another fashion associated with Germanic enemies.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 23 July 2026
  • Adapting James Clavell’s bestselling novel, Shōgun‘s first season watched as Lord Yoshii Toranaga (Sanada) fought for his survival as his enemies in the Council of Regents united against him.
    — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 23 July 2026
Definition of enemies
Noun
  • As the representative for the armed wing of a human empire, you're tasked with subduing these Lovecraftian abominations and securing a foothold for humanity on alien worlds.
    — Alan Bradley, Space.com, 5 Jan. 2026
  • The Succession Wars took a much darker turn thanks to the development of not just Battlemechs but of horrible flesh and steel monsters called abominations.
    — Rob Wieland, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Definition of abominations
Noun
  • Surveys revealed that participants could not accurately identify the gender of their online negotiation adversaries any better than random chance.
    — Michelle Travis, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
  • What follows is an extended game of cat and mouse in which both adversaries might be mice, but the mice have fangs.
    — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 22 July 2026
Definition of adversaries
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  • On the April 14 episode of the Bookmarked by Reese's Book Club podcast, the bestselling author, whose debut adult romantasy novel Starside hit shelves on March 31, spoke with journalist Danielle Robay about all things writing — including her romance genre loves and hates.
    — Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026
Definition of hates
Noun
  • Turns out that the star had quite the number of phobias to conquer.
    — Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 16 July 2026
  • Left untreated, anxiety in dogs tends to escalate into phobias, which are far harder to address.
    — Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 July 2026
Definition of phobias
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