Synonyms

maledict

American

[mal-i-dikt] / ˈmæl ɪ dɪkt /

adjective

accursed.

verb (used with object)

to put a curse on.

maledict British

/ ˈmælɪdɪkt /

verb

literary (tr) to utter a curse against

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adjective

archaic cursed or detestable

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Etymology

Origin of maledict

1540–50; < Late Latin maledictus accursed, Latin: past participle of maledīcere to speak ill of, abuse, equivalent to male- male- + dīcere to say

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