anathema

Something or someone that one vehemently dislikes; a formal curse by a religious authority.

• anathematize/əˈnæθɪmətaɪz/(v)诅咒/强烈谴责

• anathema to
• absolute anathema
• regarded as anathema
• pronounce anathema

1. 1.The idea of raising taxes is anathema to most conservative politicians. (utterly unacceptable)
2. 2.Compromise was anathema to the revolutionary leaders — they demanded total change. (detested)

• abomination/əˌbɒmɪˈneɪʃən/— something hated
• bane/beɪn/— cause of ruin
• curse/kɜːs/— source of harm

from Greek "anathema" = a thing devoted to evil — ana- (up) + tithenai (to set) — something set up as cursed