malediction
noun
[ ˌmalɪˈdɪkʃ(ə)n ]
• a magical word or phrase uttered with the intention of bringing about evil; a curse.
• "he muttered maledictions to himself as he trod the stone passages"
Similar:
curse,
oath,
imprecation,
execration,
anathema,
voodoo,
spell,
cursing,
damning,
damnation,
hex,
malison,
Origin:
late Middle English: from Latin maledictio(n- ), from maledicere ‘speak evil of’.
