IMPRECATION

imprecation, malediction

(noun) the act of calling down a curse that invokes evil (and usually serves as an insult); “he suffered the imprecations of the mob”

imprecation

(noun) a slanderous accusation

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

imprecation (countable and uncountable, plural imprecations)

The act of imprecating, or invoking evil upon someone; a prayer that a curse or calamity may befall someone.

A curse.

Anagrams

• reimpaction

Source: Wiktionary


Im`pre*ca"tion, n. Etym: [L. imprecatio: cf. F. imprécation.]

Definition: The act of imprecating, or unvoking evil upon any one; a player that a curse or calamnity may fall on any one; a curse. Men cowered like slaves before such horrid imprecations. Motley.

Syn.

– Malediction; curse; execration; anathema. See Malediction.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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