execration UK /ɛksɪˈkɹeɪʃən/US /ɛksəˈkɹeɪʃən/ noun2 •An act or instance of cursing; a curse dictated by violent feelings of hatred; an imprecation; an expression of utter detestation.[W]hile all mourned and honoured the dead, thou hast lived to merit our hate and execration—lived to unite thyself with the vile tyrant who murdered thy nearest and dearest— […] — 1819 •That which is execrated; a detested thing. formsexecrations