malediction

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malediction

/ˌmæl.əˈdɪk.ʃən/
/-.ɪˈ-/

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Where it comes from

From late Middle English malediccion, from Middle French malédiction, from Latin maledictiō (“curse”) from malus (“evil”) + dictiō (“speech”) noun of action from perfect passive participle dictus (“spoken”), from verb dīcō (“speak”).

noun maledictions

countable, uncountable A curse. [H]is friend, with great ebullience of paſſion, many praiſes of his own good play, and many maledictions on the power of chance, took up the cards, and threw them into the fire.
Opposite: benediction
countable, uncountable Evil speech.

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noun evil speech

Español	maldición
Français	malédiction
Русский	ру́гань rúganʹ, злосло́вие zloslóvije, скверносло́вие skvernoslóvije, поноше́ние defamation
עברית	לשון הרע lashon hara

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@misc{malediction_2026,
  title = {malediction},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/malediction},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}