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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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The meaning of MALEDICTION is curse, execration. How to use malediction in a sentence. Did you know?
MALEDICTION definition: 1. words that are intended to bring bad luck to someone or that express the hope that someone will…. Learn more.
Malediction definition: a curse; imprecation.. See examples of MALEDICTION used in a sentence.
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.
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.
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.
malediction meaning, definition, what is malediction: a wish that something bad will happen to...: Learn more.
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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.
