malediction (redirected from maledictive)

mal·e·dic·tion  (ml-dkshn)

n.

1.

a. The calling down of a curse.

b. A curse.

2. Slander.

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male·dicto·ry (-dkt-r) adj.

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malediction [ˌmælɪˈdɪkʃən]

n

1. the utterance of a curse against someone or something

2. slanderous accusation or comment

[from Latin maledictiō a reviling, from male ill + dīcere to speak]

maledictive , maledictory adj

Thesaurus

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" imprecation curse, execration, condemnation - an appeal to some supernatural power to inflict evil on someone or some group

Translations

malediction [ˌmælɪˈdɪkʃən] N → maldición f

malediction

n → Fluch m, → Verwünschung f