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Definition of 'malediction'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) malediction
a curse; imprecation.

Etymology: (1400–50)

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Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) imprecation, malediction
the act of calling down a curse that invokes evil (and usually serves as an insult)
"he suffered the imprecations of the mob"

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Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) malediction
a proclaiming of evil against some one; a cursing; imprecation; a curse or execration; -- opposed to benediction

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