deprecation
Meanings
noun
- The act of deprecating.
- A praying against evil; prayer that an evil may be removed or prevented; strong expression of disapprobation.
- An entreaty for a pardon; a petitioning.
- An imprecation or curse.
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Etymology
From Middle French deprecation (French: déprécation), from Latin dēprecātiōnem, from dēprecātiō (“deprecation, invocation”), from dēprecor (“to avert, warn off; to deprecate”).
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