Malediction
51malediction — noun a) A curse b) Evil speech …
52malediction — Synonyms and related words: anathema, ban, blasphemy, commination, curse, damnation, denunciation, evil eye, excommunication, execration, fulmination, hex, imprecation, malison, malocchio, proscription, thundering, whammy …
53malediction — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. imprecation, curse, anathema, execration. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. imprecation, denunciation, damnation; see curse 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. curse, damning, imprecation, execration,… …
54malediction — mal|e|dic|tion [ˌmælıˈdıkʃən] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Late Latin; Origin: maledictio, from Latin maledicere to speak evil ] old fashioned formal a wish that something bad will happen to someone = ↑curse …
55malediction — mal|e|dic|tion [ ,mælə dıkʃən ] noun count VERY FORMAL a word or phrase you say when you wish that something bad will happen to someone …
56malediction — mal·e·dic·tion || ‚mælɪ dɪkʃn n. curse, imprecation; act of making a curse; slander …
57malediction — [ˌmalɪ dɪkʃ(ə)n] noun a curse. Derivatives maledictive adjective maledictory adjective Origin ME: from L. maledictio(n ), from maledicere speak evil of …
58malediction — n. Curse, cursing, denunciation, execration, imprecation, anathema, ban …
59malediction — noun (C) formal a wish or prayer that something bad should happen to someone; curse 2 (2) …
60malediction — noun the maledictions of the evil Dr. Krepling Syn: curse, damnation, oath; spell, hex, jinx; formal imprecation; literary anathema; archaic execration Ant: blessing …