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imprecation

imp·re·ca·tion

UK/ˌɪm.pɹɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/ US/ˌɪm.pɹəˈkeɪ.ʃən/ fairly common

noun

1.

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

  • “he suffered the imprecations of the mob”
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Origin

Learned borrowing from Latin imprecātiō (“calling down of curses”), from imprecor (“call down, invoke”).

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