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imprecation

  • /ˌɪm.pɹɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/ UK, US
  • /ˌɪm.pɹəˈkeɪ.ʃən/ UK, US

Rhymes with -eɪʃən

Where it comes from

Learned borrowing from Latin imprecātiō (“calling down of curses”), from imprecor (“call down, invoke”).

noun imprecations

  1. countable, uncountable The act of imprecating, or invoking evil upon someone; a prayer that a curse or calamity may befall someone. Hear then this dreadful imprecation; hear it: / 'Tis lay'd on all; not any one exempt: […]
  2. countable, uncountable A curse. Mr. Gamfield growled a fierce imprecation on the donkey generally, but more particularly on his eyes; and, running after him, bestowed a blow on his head.

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noun act of imprecating, or invoking evil upon someone

Españolimprecación
Françaisexécrer, maudire, lancer des imprécations contre
DeutschVerwünschung
Italianoimprecazione
Românăimprecație, blestem
Русскийпрокля́тие prokljátije

noun a curse

Españolimprecación
Françaisimprécation, malédiction, exécration
DeutschFluch
Italianoimprecazione
Русскийпрокля́тие prokljátije

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"imprecation." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/imprecation. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

imprecation. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/imprecation

Chicago

"imprecation." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/imprecation.

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@misc{imprecation_2026,
  title = {imprecation},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/imprecation},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}