execration

Other forms of execration

plural

execrations·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about execration

What does execration mean?

execration means "hate coupled with disgust". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in execration?

execration has 5 syllables: ex-e-cra-ti-on. The stress falls on "ti".

What is another word for execration?

Close synonyms include abhorrence, abomination, detestation, loathing, odium. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is execration a common word?

execration is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.