IMPRECATION


Meaning of IMPRECATION in English

■ noun formal a spoken curse.

Derivatives

imprecatory adjective

Origin

ME: from L. imprecatio(n-) , from imprecari 'invoke (evil)', from in- 'towards' + precari 'pray'.

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