Feminine
malédiction
Meaning
spell, curse (supernatural detriment)
Concepts
anathemise
anathemize
Opposite of
bénédiction
Synonyms
anathème
lancer des imprécations contre
Translations
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ma.le.dik.sjɔ̃/
Etymology
In summary
Borrowed from Latin maledictiōnem. See mal and bénédiction. Supplanted the inherited Old French form maleiçon. Cf. also maudition.
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