ANATHEMA

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A formal ecclesiastical curse accompanied by excommunication

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("anathema" is a kind of...):

condemnation; curse; execration (an appeal to some supernatural power to inflict evil on someone or some group)

Derivation:

anathematize (curse or declare to be evil or anathema or threaten with divine punishment)

Meaning:

A detested person

Example:

he is an anathema to me

Synonyms:

anathema; bete noire

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("anathema" is a kind of...):

disagreeable person; unpleasant person (a person who is not pleasant or agreeable)