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anathema

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

“Self-consciousness and judgment—whether from yourself or other people—are anathema to flow, as is any form of distraction,” she writes.

From Salon • Nov. 18, 2025

A cap is anathema to the players’ union.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 21, 2025

The latter, never mind everything else about Massenet, would have been anathema to drama-obsessed Wagner.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall