The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word ANATHEMA which also is the latest solution we found used in LA Times in 1998.
Detested person or thing crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ANATHEMA | 100 % | 8 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Detested person or thing
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- anathema
- detestation
- execration
- bete noire
- terror
- bugger
- hate
- abomination
- beast
- odium
- abhorrence
- blighter
Crossword Answer definitions
ANATHEMA noun- A ban or curse pronounced with religious solemnity by ecclesiastical authority, often accompanied by excommunication; something denounced as accursed.
- (by extension) Something which is vehemently disliked by somebody.
- An imprecation; a curse; a malediction.
- Any person or thing anathematized, or cursed by ecclesiastical authority.
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