malediction
/ˌmælɪˈdɪkʃən/
noun
- A spoken curse or expression of evil wishes against someone or something.
- The ancient scroll contained a malediction against anyone who opened the tomb.
- She muttered a malediction under her breath when she stubbed her toe.
- The king's malediction was said to bring famine upon the land.
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