malédiction
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See also: malediction
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Latin maledictiōnem. See mal and bénédiction.
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /ma.le.dik.sjɔ̃/
Audio: (file) - Homophone: malédictions
Noun[edit]
malédiction f (plural malédictions)
- spell, curse (supernatural detriment)
- Synonym: maudition
- Antonym: bénédiction
Related terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- → Romanian: maledicție
Further reading[edit]
- “malédiction”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
- “malédiction” in Émile Littré, Dictionnaire de la langue française, 1872–1877.