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Meanings of
malediction
in anglès
portuguès
maldição
català
imprecació
espanyol
maldición
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An appeal or prayer for evil or misfortune to befall someone or something.
curse
imprecation
català
imprecació
Usage of
malediction
in anglès
1
The words were of his native language, but the
malediction
was universal.
2
Hear the
malediction
with which Elisha cursed the insolent and mirthful children.
3
The
malediction
of this twenty-five-year-old Colonel appeared rather more comic than terrible.
4
They looked like three malignant fates lifting up their hands in
malediction
.
5
But Ford's rejoinder was the bitter
malediction
of the defeated industry captain.
6
With an obscene
malediction
at the body, he sprang upon a horse.
7
Byng muttered a
malediction
under his breath and leaned towards her sympathetically.
8
They reigned over Nostromo's mind with the force of a potent
malediction
.
9
Where is that divine
malediction
which perpetuates the abandonment of these fields?
10
Dea's favours, her loyalty, were turning to bitter
malediction
for the recipients.
11
To give you my dying
malediction
-
to
curse
you with my latest breath!
12
As he lies in a swoon the wood-wind in turns continue the
malediction
.
13
He drew down the
malediction
of Gunpati by violating the grave of Maroba.
14
A
malediction
upon them; they nearly had us over the cliff.
15
I bestowed a
malediction
upon it, and then proceeded to examine the country.
16
The
malediction
of knaves is the glory of an honest man.
Other examples for "malediction"
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About this term
malediction
Noun
Singular
Frequent collocations
bitter malediction
deep malediction
die malediction
final malediction
heavy malediction
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Translations for
malediction
portuguès
maldição
imprecação
català
imprecació
maledicció
espanyol
maldición
Malediction
through the time
Malediction
across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common