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- Dictionarymalediction/ˌmalɪˈdɪkʃ(ə)n/
noun
- 1. a magical word or phrase uttered with the intention of bringing about evil; a curse: "he muttered maledictions to himself as he trod the stone passages"
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MALEDICTION definition: 1. words that are intended to bring bad luck to someone or that express the hope that someone will…. Learn more.
Malediction, which at one time could also refer to slander or to the condition of being reviled or slandered, derives (via Middle English and Late Latin) from the Latin verb maledicere, meaning "to speak evil of" or "to curse."
noun. These are words and phrases related to malediction. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of malediction. The old patriarch uttered a malediction against the rival clan. Synonyms. curse. damnation. imprecation. execration. evil spell. anathema. denunciation. diatribe. fulmination. proscription.
2 meanings: 1. the utterance of a curse against someone or something 2. slanderous accusation or comment.... Click for more definitions.
Malediction has male in it, but it’s not a slur against men or boys. Mal comes from the Latin for "evil" and "diction," and as you may remember, has to do with what we say. So a malediction is an evil statement directed at someone else.
Malediction definition: a curse; imprecation.. See examples of MALEDICTION used in a sentence.
malediction meaning, definition, what is malediction: a wish that something bad will happen to...: Learn more.
Meaning & use. Pronunciation. Forms. Frequency. Compounds & derived words. Factsheet. What does the noun malediction mean? There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun malediction, two of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. See meaning & use.
malediction. ( ˌmælɪˈdɪkʃən) n. 1. the utterance of a curse against someone or something. 2. slanderous accusation or comment. [C15: from Latin maledictiō a reviling, from male ill + dīcere to speak] ˌmaleˈdictive, ˌmaleˈdictory adj.
Origin of Malediction. From Latin maledictio (“curse" ) from malus (“evil" ) + dictio (“speech" ) noun of action from perfect passive participle dictus (“spoken" ), from verb dico (“speak" ). From Wiktionary.
