maledict

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maledict

The bad witch maledicted the child with a dark spell.

Definition
  1. Adjective:
    • Under a curse; accursed: Describes a person, place, or thing that is believed to be suffering from a curse or evil spell.
  2. Verb:
    • To wish harm upon; to invoke evil upon; to curse: The act of uttering a wish or invocation for harm, misfortune, or evil to befall someone or something.
Usage Examples
  • Adjective:
    • The maledict treasure brought ruin to all who sought it.
    • They believed the old house was maledict and avoided it.
  • Verb:
    • The sorcerer would maledict his enemies with ancient incantations.
    • In his rage, he maledicted the thief who stole from him.
Advanced Usage
  • "To be maledict": To be in a state of being cursed. This is a formal or literary construction.
    • The king's lineage was said to be maledict for seven generations.
  • The verb form is transitive and is often used in formal, literary, or archaic contexts to describe a solemn or powerful act of cursing, distinct from casual swearing.
Variants and Related Words
  • Malediction (n): A curse; the utterance of a curse.
    • He hurled a terrible malediction at his betrayer.
  • Maledictory (adj): Relating to or expressing a curse.
    • The priest's maledictory words filled the room with dread.
Synonyms
  • Adjective: Accursed, cursed, damned, doomed, ill-fated.
  • Verb: Curse, damn, execrate, imprecate, anathematize.
Antonyms
  • Adjective: Blessed, favored, fortunate.
  • Verb: Bless, praise, commend, extol.
Related Idioms and Phrases
  • "To lay/put a malediction on/upon": A formal phrase meaning to curse someone or something.
    • The witch laid a malediction upon the village's water supply.
maledict

The bad witch maledicted the child with a dark spell.

Adjective
  1. under a curse
Verb
  1. wish harm upon; invoke evil upon
    • The bad witch cursed the child

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