Associations to the word «Imprecation»

Wiktionary

IMPRECATION, noun. The act of imprecating, or invoking evil upon someone; a prayer that a curse or calamity may befall someone.
IMPRECATION, noun. A curse.

Dictionary definition

IMPRECATION, noun. The act of calling down a curse that invokes evil (and usually serves as an insult); "he suffered the imprecations of the mob".
IMPRECATION, noun. A slanderous accusation.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats