malediction

Roget category 908

6. Words relating to the sentient and moral
› 6.3. Sympathetic affections
›› 6.3.2. Diffusive sympathetic affections

#908. Malediction

noun

malediction, malison^†, curse, imprecation, denunciation, execration, anathema, ban, proscription, excommunication, commination^†, thunders of the Vatican, fulmination, maranatha^† — aspersion, disparagement, vilification, vituperation.
abuse — foul language, bad language, strong language, unparliamentary language — billingsgate, sauce, evil speaking — cursing etc. v. — profane swearing, oath — foul invective, ribaldry, rude reproach, scurrility.
threat etc. 909 — more bark than bite — invective etc. (disapprobation) 932.

verb

curse, accurse^†, imprecate, damn, swear at — curse with bell book and candle — invoke curses on the head of, call down curses on the head of — devote to destruction.
execrate, beshrew^†, scold — anathematize etc. (censure) 932 — bold up to execration, denounce, proscribe, excommunicate, fulminate, thunder against — threaten etc. 909.
curse and swear — swear, swear like a trooper — fall a cursing, rap out an oath, damn.

adjective

cursing, cursed etc. v..

interjection

woe to!, beshrew! ^†, ruat coelum! [Lat.], ill betide, woe betide — confusion seize!, damn!, damn it!, damn you!, damn you to hell!, go to hell!, go to blazes!, confound!, blast!, curse!, devil take!, hang!, out with!, a plague upon!, out upon!, aroynt! ^†, honi soit! [Fr.], parbleu! [Fr.],

phrase

delenda est Carthago [Lat.].

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