Im′pre‐ca″tion (?), n. [L. imprecatio: cf. F. imprécation.] The act of imprecating, or invoking evil upon any one; a prayer that a curse or calamity may fall on any one; a curse.
Men cowered like slaves before such horrid imprecations. Motley.
Syn. — Malediction; curse; execration; anathema. See Malediction.