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- pronunciation:
- mae
lih
dIk
sh
 n
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
the expression of a wish that evil or harm come to someone; curse.
She hurled one last malediction at him before she slammed the door and walked out of his life.In the story, the witch's malediction turned the handsome prince into a terrifying beast.- synonyms:
- curse, imprecation
- antonyms:
- blessing
- similar words:
- anathema, condemnation, damnation, hex, invective, jinx, spell
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| definition 2: |
slander; defamation.
- synonyms:
- calumny, defamation, slander, smear
- similar words:
- abuse, accusation, aspersion, denunciation, discredit, invective, libel, obloquy, slur, vilification
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| related words: |
abuse, invective, jinx, libel |
adjective + (n.)malediction
eternal, implicit
verb + (n.)malediction
await, cap, deliver, husband, invoke, mutter, ont, remain, undo
noun + (n.)malediction
adversity, bedrock, invective, litany, octopus, prostitute, reiteration, ridicule, self-pity, sissy, threat
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| derivations: |
maledictive (adj.), maledictory (adj.) |
The word malediction
contains the following parts:
dic, dict
Latin
root
that means speak, declare
  Example words:
abdicate, addict, addiction, benediction, contradict, contradiction, contradictory, contraindicate, dedicate, dictaphone, dictate, dictation, dictator, diction, dictionary, dictum, edict, indicate, indict, indictment, interdict, jurisdiction, malediction, predicate, predict, prediction, syndicate, valediction, valedictorian, verdict, veridical, predictable
mal, male
Latin
root
that means bad, evil, ill
Example words:
dismal, maladjusted, maladminister, maladroit, malady, malaise, malapropism, malapropos, malaria, malcontent, malediction, malefaction, malefactor, malefic, maleficence, maleficent, malevolent, malfeasance, malformation, malfunction, malice, malicious, malign, malignant, malinger, malnutrition, malocclusion, malodorous, malpractice, malversation
- antonyms:
- ben, bene, bon
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