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imprecation::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | malediction |
| Type of | condemnation, curse, execration |
| Derivation | imprecate |
he suffered the imprecations of the mob.
imprecation::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | accusal, accusation |
Examples of imprecation
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In the continuing debate over Viet Nam and China, there was, as usual, no lack of imprecation.
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Replay the howls of Balkan imprecation that rose from the land.
From the time.com
The name was an imprecation aimed at folk music snobs.
From the artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com
Obama needs to throw a real elbow if he's to be respected, not a mild jostle with a mumbled imprecation.
From the economist.com
But the F-word is a powerful imprecation that carries a wish for subjugation and even annihilation.
From the economist.com
As Lapize crossed the summit of the next pass, the Col d'Aubisque, he hurled a famous imprecation at the commissaires.
From the guardian.co.uk
The crowd, stuck for so long in silent stasis of prayer and imprecation, erupted into rapturous celebration.
From the guardian.co.uk
Even when you're calling down your imprecation from the safe remove of the Apollo 7 command module high in Earth orbit, that took brass.
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He will not rouse himself even when a horde of crows appears like Visigoths on the grass outside, an outrage that usually stirs him to a storm of indignant imprecation.
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- The act of calling down a curse that invokes evil (and usually serves as an insult); "he suffered the imprecations of the mob"
- A slanderous accusation
- (imprecate) curse: wish harm upon; invoke evil upon; "The bad witch cursed the child"
- (imprecate) curse: utter obscenities or profanities; "The drunken men were cursing loudly in the street"
- The act of imprecating, or invoking evil upon someone; a prayer that a curse or calamity may befall someone; A curse
- (imprecate) To call down by prayer, as something hurtful or calamitous; To invoke evil upon; to curse; to swear at
- (imprecatory) that imprecates; that invokes evil
- A curse that invokes evil on one or more persons.
- A curse; the act of cursing
