imprecation
Americannoun
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the act of imprecating
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a malediction; curse
Etymology
Origin of imprecation
1575–85; < Latin imprecātiōn- (stem of imprecātiō ), equivalent to imprecāt ( us ) ( imprecate ) + -iōn- -ion
Example Sentences
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Her singing encompassed cathartic extremes: lullabies and imprecations, sighs and howls.
From New York Times
She hurled raspy imprecations in “Hurt Yourself” and let her voice break with tearful desperation and then find its own resolve in the hymnlike “Sandcastles.”
From New York Times
He then leads the Army in shouts of the imprecation, "Arise, oh God, and let your enemies be scattered!"
From Salon
In the history of American presidential debates, there never has been a spectacle of imprecations and interruptions like Tuesday night’s prize fight.
From Los Angeles Times
That at times gives them the distasteful task of wrestling with demonstrators clad in prayer shawls, or facing down children who shout imprecations at them.
From Los Angeles Times
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