anathema

That is why cities, those multi-ethnic anathemas, are under siege, from Washington to Los Angeles.

But these ideas are anathema to pro-business Republicans, who have threatened to vote against any budget that includes them.

The Fed wanted to allow rates to rise, which was anathema to the White House.

“Apartment buildings are anathema to the city’s ethos.”

"The notion of a 'passive bystander' was anathema to Kundanlal. If he saw something, or someone, that required attention, he attended to it, never intimidated by the enormity of the problem," writes Gupta.