malédiction
See also: malediction
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin maledictio, maledictionem. See mal and bénédiction.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ma.le.dik.sjɔ̃/
Audio (file) - Homophone: malédictions
Noun
malédiction f (plural malédictions)
- spell, curse (supernatural detriment)
- Synonym: maudition
- Antonym: bénédiction
Related terms
- maudire
Descendants
- → Romanian: maledicție
Further reading
- “malédiction”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
- “malédiction” in Émile Littré, Dictionnaire de la langue française, 1872–1877.