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noun

anathema

something or someone that one vehemently dislikes

In a sentence

Six example sentences with anathema, each labelled with its topic.

  • In Naples, pineapple on pizza is anathema, and a tourist who orders it will be quietly talked out of it.

    Cooking

  • Long planning documents are anathema at the company; anyone who circulates one is told to ship something instead.

    Startups

  • To the modernists who taught her, ornament was anathema, so her first cornice felt like a small betrayal.

    Architecture

  • To the old coach an early three-pointer was anathema, and he benched anyone who took one.

    Basketball

  • For a strict utilitarian, rules that ignore consequences are anathema, however ancient their pedigree.

    Philosophy

  • Autotune is anathema to the folk purists who run the festival, and the rule is printed on every contract.

    Music

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