curse vs malediction
malediction vs cursecurse and malediction both are nouns.
curse is a verb but malediction is not a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| curse | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| malediction | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
malediction is a hyponym of
curse; that is, malediction is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
curse:
- curse: 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 curse include
anathema, imprecation.
| curse (noun) | malediction (noun) |
|---|---|
| profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger | the act of calling down a curse that invokes evil (and usually serves as an insult) |
| an appeal to some supernatural power to inflict evil on someone or some group | |
| an evil spell | |
| a severe affliction | |
| something causing misery or death |
| curse (verb) | malediction (verb) |
|---|---|
| utter obscenities or profanities | |
| wish harm upon; invoke evil upon | |
| heap obscenities upon | |
| exclude from a church or a religious community |
Words related to "curse"
- abuse
- affliction
- anathema
- anathemise
- anathemize
- arouse
- bane
- bedamn
- beshrew
- blackguard
- blaspheme
- bless
- bring up
- call down
- call forth
- charm
- clapperclaw
- condemnation
- conjure
- conjure up
- curse word
- cuss
- damn
- denouncement
- denunciation
- evoke
- exclude
- excommunicate
- execration
- expletive
- express
- give tongue to
- hex
- imprecate
- imprecation
- invoke
- jinx
- keep out
- magic spell
- magical spell
- maledict
- malediction
- nemesis
- oath
- profanity
- put forward
- raise
- scourge
- shout
- shut
- shut out
- spell
- stir
- swear
- swearing
- swearword
- torment
- unchurch
- utter
- verbalise
- verbalize
- whammy
Words related to "malediction"
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