malediction

English Thesaurus

1. the act of calling down a curse that invokes evil (and usually serves as an insult) (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	condemnation, curse, execration,
definition	:	an appeal to some supernatural power to inflict evil on someone or some group (noun.communication)

derivation	:	anathemise, anathemize, bedamn, beshrew, curse, damn, imprecate, maledict,
definition	:	wish harm upon; invoke evil upon (verb.communication)

derivation	:	anathemise, anathemize, bedamn, beshrew, curse, damn, imprecate, maledict,
definition	:	wish harm upon; invoke evil upon (verb.communication)