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anathema

[uh-nath-uh-muh] / əˈnæθ ə mə /
NOUN
something hated
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STRONG




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"The path to rebuilding the right can only happen with the broadest possible spirit of unity, without exclusion and without anathema," he writes.

From Barron's • Dec. 17, 2025

Commercials were anathema to Hastings, but Netflix has now built an ad business.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 6, 2025

District Judge William G. Young, a Ronald Reagan appointee, recently pointed out that use of masked law enforcement officers had long been considered anathema to American ideals.

From Salon • Oct. 24, 2025

It said any suggestion of targeting families would be "anathema" to its members and that it had attended at the schools to hand out leaflets – which it said was a "legitimate campaigning activity".

From BBC • Jun. 25, 2025

Trades where you fork over 2 percent a year just to be in them were anathema.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis