imprecation

[US]/ˌɪmprɪˈkeɪʃn/
[UK]/ˌɪmprɪˈkeɪʃn/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. curse; invocation; curse formula

Phrases & Collocations

utter an imprecation

Example Sentences

she hurled her imprecations at anyone who might be listening.

Let me do not pray to get the asylum in the inclemency, But pray the ability fearlessness of face them, Let I not imprecation I of pain and sufferings will stop, But beg my heart and can conquer it.

he muttered imprecations under his breath

the old lady shook her fist and uttered imprecations

his imprecations echoed through the empty hallway

the angry customer hurled imprecations at the cashier

the witch cast an imprecation on the villagers

the imprecation seemed to have taken effect

he muttered imprecations against his enemies

the imprecation was lifted after the ritual

she whispered imprecations as she walked away

Real-world Examples

I prayed for mercy, but my prayer was only answered with imprecations and with stripes.

Source: Twelve Years a Slave

' said the Jew, seizing the Dodger tightly by the collar, and threatening him with horrid imprecations.

Source: Oliver Twist (Original Version)

While the reddleman was grasping the stakes Wildeve seized the dice and hurled them, box and all, into the darkness, uttering a fearful imprecation.

Source: Returning Home

He denounced the railway company, and heaped imprecations on the head of the driver, and talked of claiming damages.

Source: Three mysterious people

The door was open: We distinguished the shrieks of the dying and imprecations of the Murderers!

Source: Monk (Part 1)

It is no use to tell of the rage and imprecations of my uncle before the empty table.

Source: The Journey to the Heart of the Earth

With the direct imprecations He vowed vengeance against her; He swore that, cost what it would, He still would possess Antonia.

Source: Monk (Part 2)

He drank the spirits and impatiently bade us go; terminating his command with a sequel of horrid imprecations, too bad to repeat or remember.

Source: Wuthering Heights (abridged version)

Today such imprecations cause barely a batted eyelash (even if high-profile cases of perceived blasphemy still rile the devout in places such as Russia).

Source: The Economist (Summary)

It broke not forth in noise and imprecations, but was seen only in the dark looks and the strained nerves that showed a deep determination.

Source: American Original Language Arts Volume 5

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