anathematic

[ uh-nath-uh-mat-ik ]

adjective

1. loathsome; disgusting; hateful.

Other Words From

• a·nathe·mati·cal·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of anathematic¹

1840–50; < Greek anathemat- (stem of anáthema; anathema ) + -ic

Example Sentences

God bless my own mother, an insanely talented cook who relishes in using fresh ingredients but eventually indulged my request to make something that was almost anathematic to her own style of cooking.

From Salon

As exemplified by the decision suspending Giuliani, that culture, at its best, seeks to vindicate factual truth and the rule of law — values entirely anathematic to Trump.

From Washington Post

But the film also serves as a vivid reminder of a deeply paranoid age when Russia was America’s most anathematic boogeyman, which is perhaps the most pervasive, often over-the-top sentiment expressed in many of the clips here.

From Los Angeles Times

Consider that a New York trial court last year offered five reasons for strong editing in response to a journalist’s request for access to police body camera footage even as the court noted that “the public is vested with an inherent right to know and that official secrecy is anathematic to our form of government.”

From Slate

While conceding that Shawn was a brilliant editor, Menaker writes that “his personality contained a combination of qualities anathematic to the graceful relinquishing of power: genius, industry, a martyr’s demeanor, and a fanaticism about the New Yorker that he proclaimed so loudly and so tirelessly that it convinced others — and maybe even himself — that actions he might be taking to preserve his own preeminence were merely actions taken to preserve the preeminence of the publication.”

From Washington Post