The meaning of Imprecation

noun

Something or someone that one vehemently dislikes.

Usage examples:

Racial hatred was anathema to her

abbreviation

Barn(s).

noun

The second letter of the alphabet.

Usage examples:

My grade on that first paper was a b

noun

A unit of area, 10−28 square metres, used especially in particle physics.

verb

Officially or legally prohibit (something).

Usage examples:

Parking is banned around the harbour in summer

noun

An official or legal prohibition.

Usage examples:

A proposed ban on cigarette advertising

noun

A monetary unit of romania, equal to one hundredth of a leu.

Usage examples:

If you want milk you have to ask for it and it costs extra (often 50 bani or 5000 old lei) and is u…

verb

Speak irreverently about god or sacred things.

Usage examples:

He has blasphemed against the holy spirit

noun

The action or offence of speaking sacrilegiously about god or sacred things; profane talk.

Usage examples:

He was detained on charges of blasphemy

noun

Something that you say or do that shows you do not respect god or a religion

Usage examples:

To be accused of blasphemy, figurative humorous madonna fans think that any criticism of her is bla…

noun

(in scotland, ireland, and india) a tax or levy.

Usage examples:

Mandated by common minimum programme, the budget proposes a levy of two per cent cess on income tax…

noun

A solemn utterance intended to invoke a supernatural power to inflict harm or punishment on someone or something.

Usage examples:

She'd put a curse on him

verb

An offensive word or phrase used to express anger or annoyance.

Usage examples:

At every blow there was a curse

verb

To say rude or offensive words about something or someone because you are angry

Usage examples:

[ i ] no coach is allowed to curse at or lay a hand on a player., if we don't do something about th…

verb

Invoke or use a curse against.

Usage examples:

It often seemed as if the family had been cursed

noun

A solemn utterance intended to invoke a supernatural power to inflict harm or punishment on someone or something.

Usage examples:

She'd put a curse on him

noun

A coarse or blasphemous word or phrase used to express anger or other strong emotion.

Usage examples:

His mouth was spitting vile oaths and curses

noun

An adjective or phrase expressing a quality or attribute regarded as characteristic of the person or thing mentioned.

Usage examples:

Old men are often unfairly awarded the epithet ‘dirty’

noun

A word or phrase used to describe someone, often as an insult

Usage examples:

A racial epithet, his stubbornness earned him the epithet “senator no.”

noun

An oath or swear word.

Usage examples:

He was greeted by a stream of expletives

adjective

(of a word or phrase) serving to fill out a sentence or line of verse.

Usage examples:

Icelandic takes the non-referential property of quasi-argumental null subjects as basic, therefore …

noun

A rude or offensive word used to express anger, pain, annoyance, etc.

verb

Cast a spell on; bewitch.

Usage examples:

He hexed her with his fingers

noun

A magic spell; a curse.

Usage examples:

A death hex

adjective

Short for hexadecimal.

noun

A magical word or phrase uttered with the intention of bringing about evil; a curse.

Usage examples:

He muttered maledictions to himself as he trod the stone passages

noun

A curse.

Usage examples:

The mother of the late viscount dundee had pronounced a malison upon her daughter-in-law.

noun

A solemn promise, often invoking a divine witness, regarding one's future action or behaviour.

Usage examples:

They took an oath of allegiance to the king

noun

The state or quality of being obscene.

Usage examples:

The book was banned for obscenity

noun

Behavior or language that is offensive, rude, or disgusting

noun

Blasphemous or obscene language.

Usage examples:

An outburst of profanity

noun

Words that are offensive because of not respecting religion, or offensive because of being rude

Usage examples:

[ u ] the film contains profanity and violence., [ c usually pl ] they shouted profanities at us.

noun

Violation or misuse of what is regarded as sacred.

Usage examples:

Putting ecclesiastical vestments to secular use was considered sacrilege

noun

The failure to treat something holy with the respect it should have, or an example of this

Usage examples:

[ u ] many thought it was sacrilege to move the bones to another place., he considered the artwork …

noun

The use of offensive language.

Usage examples:

There's a lot of swearing in the show

verb

Make a solemn statement or promise undertaking to do something or affirming that something is the case.

Usage examples:

Maria made me swear i would never tell anyone