imprecation (noun) - a curse, condemnation, or malediction; an offensive word [im-pri-key-shuhn]
BREAKDOWN: IM- (upon) + PREC- (to ask or entreat) + -ATION (action)
imprecatory means something that wishes evil or disaster for someone or something
imprecate means to invoke a curse or wish harm upon
“There is a power in names—the power which runs through all things, subtle and flexible, which find its most potent expression in human utterance; so that it is a terrible thing to call down imprecations on an enemy, or to wish for anything but good, for what is said out loud is forged into truth.” —M.T. Anderson
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