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- pronunciation:
- mae
lih
dIk
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- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Parts
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noun |
| definition 1: |
the expression of a wish that evil or harm come to someone; curse.
She hurled one last malediction at him before she slammed the door and walked out of his life.In the story, the witch's malediction turned the handsome prince into a terrifying beast.- synonyms:
- curse, imprecation
- antonyms:
- blessing
- similar words:
- anathema, condemnation, damnation, hex, invective, jinx, spell
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| definition 2: |
slander; defamation.
- synonyms:
- calumny, defamation, slander, smear
- similar words:
- abuse, accusation, aspersion, denunciation, discredit, invective, libel, obloquy, slur, vilification
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| related words: |
abuse, invective, jinx, libel |
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| derivations: |
maledictive (adj.), maledictory (adj.) |
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