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imprecation

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im·pre·ca·tion  (mpr-kshn)
n.
1. The act of imprecating.
2. A curse.
imprecation
Noun
Formal a curse [Latin imprecari to invoke]
imprecate vb
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Noun1.imprecation - the act of calling down a curse that invokes evil (and usually serves as an insult); "he suffered the imprecations of the mob"
malediction
curse, execration, condemnation - an appeal to some supernatural power to inflict evil on someone or some group
2.imprecation - a slanderous accusation
accusal, accusation - a formal charge of wrongdoing brought against a person; the act of imputing blame or guilt


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Gamfield growled a fierce imprecation on the donkey generally, but more particularly on his eyes; and, running after him, bestowed a blow on his head, which would inevitably have beaten in any skull but a donkey's.
Oliver Twist Or The Parish Boy's Progress by Dickens, Charles View in context
At last he heard a sudden rush of unshod soles across the empty blackness, and at a little distance a scuffling sound, heavy breathing, and once what he thought the muttered imprecation of a man battling against great odds.
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Achmet Zek caught his breath with a muttered exclamation of incredulity and an imprecation.
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