malediction
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mal·e·dic·tion
(măl′ĭ-dĭk′shən)n.
1.
a. The calling down of a curse.
b. A curse.
2. Slander.
mal′e·dic′to·ry (-dĭk′tə-rē) adj.
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malediction
(ˌmælɪˈdɪkʃən)n
1. the utterance of a curse against someone or something
2. slanderous accusation or comment
[C15: from Latin maledictiō a reviling, from male ill + dīcere to speak]
ˌmaleˈdictive, ˌmaleˈdictory adj
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mal•e•dic•tion
(ˌmæl ɪˈdɪk ʃən)n.
a curse; imprecation.
[1400–50]
mal`e•dic′tive, mal`e•dic′to•ry (-tə ri) adj.
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Noun | 1. | malediction - the act of calling down a curse that invokes evil (and usually serves as an insult); "he suffered the imprecations of the mob" curse, execration, condemnation - an appeal to some supernatural power to inflict evil on someone or some group |
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malediction
nounA denunciation invoking a wish or threat of evil or injury:
Archaic: malison.
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malediction
[ˌmælɪˈdɪkʃən] N → maldición fCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
malediction
n → Fluch m, → Verwünschung f
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