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malediction
mal·e·dic·tion [ màllə díkshən ] (plural mal·e·dic·tions)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. curse: a curse
2. slander: slander or evil talk about somebody
[14th century. < Latin malediction-< maledicere "speak ill of" < dicere "speak"]

mal·e·dic·tive adjective
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