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All malediction synonyms

mal·e·dic·tion
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noun malediction

  • cuss — If someone cusses, they swear at someone or use bad language.
  • commination — the act or an instance of threatening punishment or vengeance
  • imprecation — the act of imprecating; cursing.
  • anathema — If something is anathema to you, you strongly dislike it.
  • whammy — the evil eye; jinx.
  • denunciation — Denunciation of someone or something is severe public criticism of them.
  • damn — Damn, damn it, and dammit are used by some people to express anger or impatience.
  • damnation — According to some religions, if someone suffers damnation, they have to stay in hell for ever after they have died because of their sins.
  • oath — a solemn appeal to a deity, or to some revered person or thing, to witness one's determination to speak the truth, to keep a promise, etc.: to testify upon oath.
  • jinx — a person, thing, or influence supposed to bring bad luck.
  • darn — If you darn something knitted or made of cloth, you mend a hole in it by sewing stitches across the hole and then weaving stitches in and out of them.
  • damning — If you describe evidence or a report as damning, you mean that it suggests very strongly that someone is guilty of a crime or has made a serious mistake.
  • dirty word — a vulgar or taboo word; obscenity.
  • four-letter word — any of a number of short words, usually of four letters, considered offensive or vulgar because of their reference to excrement or sex.
  • curse word — a profane or obscene word, especially as used in anger or for emphasis.
  • no-no — anything that is forbidden or not advisable, as because of being improper or unsafe: If you want to lose weight, rich desserts are a no-no.
  • curse — If you curse, you use rude or offensive language, usually because you are angry about something.
  • spell — a continuous course or period of work or other activity: to take a spell at the wheel.
  • blight — You can refer to something as a blight when it causes great difficulties, and damages or spoils other things.
  • charm — Charm is the quality of being pleasant or attractive.
  • hex — to bewitch; practice witchcraft on: He was accused of hexing his neighbors' cows because they suddenly stopped giving milk.
  • execration — An act or instance of cursing; a curse dictated by violent feelings of hatred; an imprecation; an expression of utter detestation.
  • expletive — An oath or swear word.
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