malison

[mal-uh-zuhn, -suhn] / ˈmæl ə zən, -sən /

NOUN

curse

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bane expletive obscenity profanity whammy

STRONG

anathema ban blaspheming blasphemy commination cursing cussing damning denunciation execration fulmination imprecation malediction oath obloquy profanation sacrilege swearing vilification

WEAK

cuss word dirty name dirty word double whammy four-letter word naughty words no-no objuration swear word

Antonyms

STRONG

compliment piety praise reverence

Example Sentences

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There seemed a fell malison on this spot which the Mason-Blodgett troupe had found.

From Time Magazine Archive

He got his mother's malison the day he was married.

From The Proverbs of Scotland by Hislop, Alexander

His heart was warm, his pride was up;25 Sweet Willie kentna fear; But yet his mither's malison Ay sounded in his ear.

From English and Scottish Ballads, Volume II (of 8) by Various

Either to take the half of it with her blessing, or the whole of it with her malison.

From The Scottish Fairy Book by Grierson, Elizabeth Wilson

Then she has lock'd her cellar door, For there were fifty steps and three; 35 "Lie there wi' my sad malison, For this bad news ye've tauld to me."

From English and Scottish Ballads, Volume I (of 8) by Various

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