Word
malediction
/ˌmæliˈdikʃən/
noun
诅咒；咒语
a curse
- 1.
A curse.
诅咒。
- 2.
the act of calling down a curse that invokes evil (and usually serves as an insult)
诅咒的行为,通常作为侮辱
- 3.
Evil speech.
恶言；咒骂。
诅咒（行为）；咒骂；恶言；恶语；诅咒。；诅咒的行为,通常作为侮辱；恶言；咒骂。
In use
She muttered a malediction at the driver who had splashed mud on her coat.
In the old legend, the wizard cast a malediction on the knight, who soon lost all his courage.
He always blamed his bad luck on the malediction that a beggar had uttered against him years ago.
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