Synonyms for malediction
Most common
ban curse oath imprecation hex denunciation execration fulmination
All synonyms
Noun
curse, imprecation, ban, oath, hex, anathema formal, denunciation, execration, fulmination, maledight dated
Definitions
- n. 1
A curse.
Forms
- Plural
- maledictions → curses, imprecations, bans, oaths…
Choose the right word
Malediction is a general wish of evil, a less usual but very expressive word.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- ban Saudi Arabia will remove the ban on women driving.
- curse Don't curse or I'll wash your mouth out with soap.
- oath Ziri and Rima shook hands and swore a solemn oath.
- hex You may need hex keys to adjust the gears on your bike.
- denunciation The world must unite in the denunciation of colonial practices.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| malediction | steady | |
| ban | steady | |
| curse | rising | |
| oath | steady | |
| imprecation | rising | |
| hex | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- ban1, hex1
- 4 letters
- oath1
- 5 letters
- curse1
- 8 letters
- anathema4
- 9 letters
- maledight
- 10 letters
- execration
- 11 letters
- imprecation, fulmination
- 12 letters
- denunciation5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (anathema4 = 4 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- malédiction
- Italiano
- maledizione
- Español
- maldición
- Deutsch
- Fluch
- Català
- maledicció