imprecation C2 Topic:Register & Style UK /ˌɪm.pɹɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/ See IPA manual Freq #381910 Meanings 1 noun the act of calling down a curse that invokes evil and usually serves as an insult They suffered the imprecations of the mob. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the act of calling down a... malediction Word family Derived forms imprecational Related forms deprecationimprecateimprecatoryprecation Etymology Learned borrowing from Latin imprecātiō (“calling down of curses”), from imprecor (“call down, invoke”). Topics Register & Style External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # imprecation **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (UK):** /ˌɪm.pɹɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/ **Frequency rank:** 381910 ## Meanings 1. the act of calling down a curse that invokes evil and usually serves as an insult ## Examples - They suffered the imprecations of the mob. ## Synonyms - malediction ## Derived Forms - imprecational ## Related Forms - deprecation - imprecate - imprecatory - precation ## Etymology Learned borrowing from Latin imprecātiō (“calling down of curses”), from imprecor (“call down, invoke”). ## Topics - Register & Style markdown