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condemnation vs malediction

malediction vs condemnation

condemnation and malediction both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
condemnation Yes No No No
malediction Yes No No No
As nouns, malediction is a hyponym of condemnation; that is, malediction is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than condemnation:
  • condemnation: an appeal to some supernatural power to inflict evil on someone or some group
  • malediction: the act of calling down a curse that invokes evil (and usually serves as an insult)
Other hyponyms of condemnation include anathema, imprecation.
condemnation (noun) malediction (noun)
(law) the act of condemning (as land forfeited for public use) or judging to be unfit for use (as a food product or an unsafe building) the act of calling down a curse that invokes evil (and usually serves as an insult)
(criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed
an expression of strong disapproval; pronouncing as wrong or morally culpable
an appeal to some supernatural power to inflict evil on someone or some group
the condition of being strongly disapproved of
Difference between condemnation and malediction

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