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The synonyms of “Anathema” are: bete noire, repellent, offensive, curse, ban, excommunication, damnation, proscription, debarment, denunciation, malediction, execration, imprecation
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “anathema” as a noun can have the following definitions:
| ban | 100 bani equal 1 leu in Moldova. A proposed ban on cigarette advertising. |
| bete noire | A detested person. |
| curse | A solemn utterance intended to invoke a supernatural power to inflict harm or punishment on someone or something. Impatience is the curse of our day and age. |
| damnation | The state of being condemned to eternal punishment in Hell. Sins that risk eternal damnation. |
| debarment | The act of prevention by legal means. They achieved his debarment from holding public office. |
| denunciation | The action of informing against someone. A denunciation of the bombing. |
| excommunication | The state of being excommunicated. He appealed against the papal sentence of excommunication. |
| execration | The object of cursing or detestation; that which is execrated. |
| imprecation | A spoken curse. He suffered the imprecations of the mob. |
| malediction | A magical word or phrase uttered with the intention of bringing about evil; a curse. He muttered maledictions to himself as he trod the stone passages. |
| offensive | The action of attacking an enemy. The need to launch an offensive against crime. |
| proscription | A decree that prohibits something. He plays a the priest whose moral proscriptions lead only to catastrophe. |
| repellent | A chemical substance that repels animals. Treat brick with a silicone water repellent. |
| abhor | Regard with disgust and hatred. He abhorred sexism in every form. |
| abhorrence | Hate coupled with disgust. The thought of marrying him filled her with abhorrence. |
| abominate | Detest; loathe. They abominated the very idea of monarchy. |
| abomination | Hate coupled with disgust. A Calvinist abomination of indulgence. |
| anathematize | Curse; condemn. He anathematized them as bloody scroungers. |
| aversion | A feeling of intense dislike. They made plain their aversion to the use of force. |
| condemn | Sentence (someone) to a particular punishment, especially death. He was condemned to ten years in prison. |
| condemnation | The action of condemning someone to a punishment; sentencing. His uncompromising condemnation of racism. |
| criticize | Form and express a judgement of (a literary or artistic work. The paper criticized the new movie. |
| curse | Invoke or use a curse against. I cursed myself for my carelessness. |
| decry | Publicly denounce. They decried human rights abuses. |
| denounce | Give away information about somebody. Priests denounced him to the King for heresy. |
| deprecate | Belittle. The teacher should not deprecate his student s efforts. |
| detestation | A detested person or thing. Wordsworth s detestation of aristocracy. |
| disapprobation | An expression of strong disapproval; pronouncing as wrong or morally culpable. She braved her mother s disapprobation and slipped out to enjoy herself. |
| disapproval | The expression of disapproval. Jill replied with a hint of disapproval in her voice. |
| disapprove | Consider bad or wrong. I disapprove of her child rearing methods. |
| dislike | Have or feel a dislike or distaste for. I know all his likes and dislikes. |
| disparagingly | In a disparaging manner. These mythological figures are described disparagingly as belonging only to a story. |
| displeasure | Annoy; displease. He started hanging around the local pubs much to the displeasure of his mother. |
| execrate | Curse or declare to be evil or anathema or threaten with divine punishment. They were execrated as dangerous and corrupt. |
| execration | Hate coupled with disgust. |
| hatred | Intense dislike; hate. Racial hatred. |
| loathing | A feeling of intense dislike or disgust; hatred. The thought filled him with loathing. |
| odium | General or widespread hatred or disgust incurred by someone as a result of their actions. He incurred widespread odium for military failures and government corruption. |
| oppose | Disagree with and attempt to prevent, especially by argument. A workers movement opposed the regime. |
| resist | Resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ. I couldn t resist buying the blouse. |
| revile | Criticize in an abusive or angrily insulting manner. He was now reviled by the party that he had helped to lead. |
| swear | An offensive word used especially to express anger a swear word. Griffin made contact with the coach which led to him yelling a swear back in his direction. |
| umbrage | Offence or annoyance. She took umbrage at his remarks. |
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