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malediction (s) (noun), maledictions (pl)
1. A spoken curse or an evil spell: The author was fearful that the governor of the foreign country had issued a malediction against her because of the derogatory statement she made in one of her books.
2. Malicious accusations, comments, or evil talking about an individual, people, nations, politicians, etc.: Several new maledictions against the former mayor were revealed by the press on the weekend.
A proclamation that an evil thing will happen.
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malediction, maledictions
A curse or the proclamation that a terrible thing will happen to someone. (1)
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