malediction

See also: malédiction

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French malédiction, from Latin maledictiō (“curse”) from malus (“evil”) + dictiō (“speech”) noun of action from perfect passive participle dictus (“spoken”), from verb dīcō (“speak”).

Noun

malediction (countable and uncountable, plural maledictions)

  1. A curse.
  2. Evil speech.

Antonyms

Translations
curse — see curse
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