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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, 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."
MALEDICTION definition: 1. words that are intended to bring bad luck to someone or that express the hope that someone will…. Learn more.
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.
2 meanings: 1. the utterance of a curse against someone or something 2. slanderous accusation or comment.... Click for more definitions.
malediction in American English. (ˌmæləˈdɪkʃən ) noun. 1. a calling down of evil on someone; curse. 2. evil talk about someone; slander. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
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.
noun. a curse; imprecation. Synonyms: execration, damning. Antonyms: benediction. the utterance of a curse. slander. malediction. / ˌmælɪˈdɪkʃən / noun. the utterance of a curse against someone or something. slanderous accusation or comment.
A complete guide to the word "MALEDICTION": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.
noun Evil speaking; a cursing; the utterance of a curse or execration; also, a curse. noun Synonyms Malediction, Curse, Imprecation, Execration, Anathema. All these are strong words; they are all presumably of the nature of prayers, malediction having the least of this meaning.
