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The definition of a malediction is a curse or words or speech intended to bring about destruction or evil.

(noun)

When a fortune teller gets mad at you and puts a curse on you, this is an example of a malediction.

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See malediction in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

a calling down of evil on someone; curse
evil talk about someone; slander

Origin: ME malediccioun < OFr malediction < LL(Ec) maledictio < L, abuse, reviling: see mal- & diction

Related Forms:

maledictory adjective

See malediction in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

a. The calling down of a curse.
b. A curse.
Slander.

Related Forms:

malˌe·dicˈto·ry (-dĭkˈtə-rē) adjective

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