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Definition of: malediction
(mal′ə·dik′shən) noun
1. An invocation of evil; a cursing: opposed to benediction.
2. Slander.
3. The state of being reviled. See synonyms under IMPRECATION, OATH. [<L maledictio, -onis <maledictus, pp. of maledicere <male ill + dicere speak]
—mal′e·dic′to·ry adjective
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