imprecation

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

The act of imprecating, or invoking evil upon someone; a prayer that a curse or calamity may befall someone.
A curse.

/ˌɪm.pɹɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/ /ˌɪm.pɹəˈkeɪ.ʃən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-imprecation.wav

imprecation imprecations

Learned borrowing from Latin imprecātiō (“calling down of curses”), from imprecor (“call down, invoke”).

deprecation imprecate imprecatory precation

imprecational

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