imprecation+of+evil
91beshrew — verb wish harm upon; invoke evil upon The bad witch cursed the child • Syn: ↑curse, ↑damn, ↑bedamn, ↑anathemize, ↑anathemise, ↑imprecate, ↑maledict …
92condemnation — noun 1. an expression of strong disapproval; pronouncing as wrong or morally culpable (Freq. 3) his uncompromising condemnation of racism • Syn: ↑disapprobation • Ant: ↑approbation (for: ↑disapprobation) …
93execration — noun 1. hate coupled with disgust • Syn: ↑abhorrence, ↑abomination, ↑detestation, ↑loathing, ↑odium • Derivationally related forms: ↑odious (for: ↑ …
94maledict — I verb wish harm upon; invoke evil upon The bad witch cursed the child • Syn: ↑curse, ↑beshrew, ↑damn, ↑bedamn, ↑anathemize, ↑anathemise, ↑im …
95im|pre|ca|tion — «IHM pruh KAY shuhn», noun. 1. the act of calling down evil, curses, or calamity on a person: »Those gave way to torrents of the hatred, imprecation, and entreaty that have welled in Cyprus (Harper s). 2. a curse: »The angry man shouted… …
96mal|e|dic|tion — «MAL uh DIHK shuhn», noun. speaking evil of or to a person; curse: »menaces and maledictions against king and nobles (Shakespeare). SYNONYM(S): slander, execration, imprecation. ╂[< Latin maledictiō, ōnis < maledīcere; see etym. under… …
