Meaning

2 senses

  1. To curse

  2. To berate

More definitions
  • wish harm upon; invoke evil upon

Origin

From maledīcō (“curse, slander”).

From maledīcō (“curse, slander”).

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Forms

maledicts, maledicting, maledicted, maledicted
Base formmaledict · to maledict
3rd person singularmaledicts
Present participlemaledicting
Past simplemaledicted
Past participlemaledicted

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theymaledict
he, she, itmaledicts

Past simpleLesson

all personsmaledicted

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave maledicted
he, she, ithas maledicted

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill maledict

Synonyms

7 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

1 antonyms
benedict

Word family

1 related words
Relatedmalediction

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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