verb

execrate

EK-suh-krayt/ˈɛksəˌkreɪt/

To regard or denounce something with intense hatred.

The citizen execrates the deliberate littering that pollutes the stream.

Citizen firmly denounces deliberate littering, open stop hand toward another person dumping rubbish beside a stream; strong moral disgust expressed without shouting text.

Etymology

“Away” joined to “devote” produced the idea of devoting something away, or cursing it. From uttering a curse, execrate came to mean detesting utterly, retaining the force of condemnation.

In context

Storytime Haven190:41

abominations for which the world would execrate any child of man?

The lavender dragon by Eden Phillpotts | Fantasy Full Audiobook

More examples

The survivors execrate the regime that imprisoned them.
His editorials execrated corruption at every level of government.
Once admired, the leader is now widely execrated for his brutality.

Forms

execrate · execrates · execrated · execrating

execration noun — Intense hatred or an expression of condemnation.

Similar words

detest: Focuses on intense dislike rather than openly denouncing something.
abhor: Emphasizes deep disgust, often based on moral objections.
denounce: Emphasizes public condemnation, not necessarily intense personal hatred.