malediction
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mal·e·dic·tion
(măl'ĭ-dĭk'shən) 
n.
n.
- The calling down of a curse.
- A curse.
- Slander.
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malediction
noun
- A denunciation invoking a wish or threat of evil or injury: anathema, curse, damnation, execration, imprecation. Archaic malison. See words.
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malediction
IN BRIEF: The calling down of a curse or curses.
A malediction was pronounced against the town and ever since there has been no fresh water there.
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categories related to 'malediction'
- Rhetoric and Figures of Speech - malediction: curse
- Blame, Censure, Ridicule, and Contempt - malediction: curse
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