MALEDICTION
\mˌalɪdˈɪkʃən], \mˌalɪdˈɪkʃən], \m_ˌa_l_ɪ_d_ˈɪ_k_ʃ_ə_n]\
Definitions of MALEDICTION
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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the act of calling down a curse that invokes evil (and usually serves as an insult); "he suffered the imprecations of the mob"
By Princeton University
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the act of calling down a curse that invokes evil (and usually serves as an insult); "he suffered the imprecations of the mob"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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A proclaiming of evil against some one; a cursing; imprecation; a curse or execration; - opposed to benediction.
By Oddity Software
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A proclaiming of evil against some one; a cursing; imprecation; a curse or execration; - opposed to benediction.
By Noah Webster.
By Daniel Lyons
By James Champlin Fernald
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n. Evil speaking <denunciation of evil curse; imprecation; execration.