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imprecation

英 [ɪmprɪ'keɪʃ(ə)n] 美[,ɪmprɪ'keʃən]
  • n. 祈求;诅咒;咒语

英英释意


1. the act of calling down a curse that invokes evil (and usually serves as an insult);
"he suffered the imprecations of the mob"
2. a slanderous accusation