Execration and Grudge

Execration

Execration noun - A very strong dislike.
Usage example: a cowardly betrayal that earned him the execration of all who had remained loyal to the cause

Grudge and execration are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Grudge" instead a noun "Execration".

Nearby Words: execrable, execrated, execrating

Grudge

Grudge noun - A lingering ill will towards a person for a real or imagined wrong.

Execration and grudge are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Execration" instead a noun "Grudge".

Nearby Words: grudging, grudgingly, grudged
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