Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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malediction | Yes | No | No | No |
curse | Yes | No | Yes | No |
malediction (noun) | curse (noun) |
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the act of calling down a curse that invokes evil (and usually serves as an insult) | profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger |
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 |
malediction (verb) | curse (verb) |
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utter obscenities or profanities | |
wish harm upon; invoke evil upon | |
heap obscenities upon | |
exclude from a church or a religious community |