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# imprecation

noun (plural imprecations)

«imprecation» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

An imprecation is a curse, an angry wish that bad things will happen to someone. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/imprecation/#m1)

### In the lessons

in tales, a king or a witch who calls down a curse on a thief or a murderer; old use

### Examples

- The witch shouted an imprecation at the thief. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/imprecation/#x1)
- The king called down solemn imprecations on the murderer. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/imprecation/#x2)
- Her imprecations could be heard across the valley. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/imprecation/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «imprecation» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/imprecation/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«imprecation» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/imprecation.html) on Mova free.