imprecation

🇺🇸 /ˌɪmprɪˈkeɪʃn/ 🇬🇧 /ˌɪmprɪˈkeɪʃn/
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noun
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A spoken curse or wish for bad luck to happen to someone.

He whispered an imprecation under his breath.

translation

n. A spoken curse or wish for bad luck to happen to someone.

Word Forms

Plural imprecations