🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

maldição

Pronunciation / Transliteration: maldição

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Malediction/ˌmæl.ɪˈdɪk.ʃən/
nounCEFR C2 (Proficient)Top #15000 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"A maldição da bruxa assombrou a aldeia por gerações."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A curse or the utterance of a curse.

    "The witch's malediction haunted the village for generations."
  2. 2

    A phrase or expression that invokes evil or harm.

    "He spoke with such malediction that it left everyone in the room uneasy."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'malediction' originates from the Latin 'maledictio', which combines 'male' meaning 'bad' and 'dictio' meaning 'saying' or 'speaking'. It evolved through Old French before entering Middle English, retaining its connotation of a curse or evil speech.

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