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maledict

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
male-dict
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

accursed, cursed

verb

To curse

verb

To berate

Etymology

From maledīcō (“curse, slander”).

Inflected Forms

more maledict (comparative) most maledict (superlative) maledicts (present, singular) maledicting (participle, present) maledicted (participle, past) maledicted (past)

Frequently Paired Words

malediction

Synonyms

accursed accurst curse beshrew damn bedamn anathemize anathemise imprecate

Antonyms

benedict

Questions

What does maledict mean?
accursed, cursed
Where does maledict come from?
From maledīcō (“curse, slander”).

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