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| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | hit |
| Synonyms: | bang, blow, crash, knock, slam, smash, strike, whack, whammy |
| Main Entry: | surprise |
| Part of Speech: | noun, verb |
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anoetic, blutterbunged, ferly, gloppened, imprevisible, inattentive, inopinate, mirific, serendipitous, startling, struck, sudden, surprised, unanticipated, unaware, unexpected, unforeseen, unwarned
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| Concept: | Malediction. |
| Category: | 2. Diffusive Sympathetic Affections |
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-nouns
malediction, malison, curse, imprecation, denunciation, execration, anathema, ban, proscription, excommunication, commination, thunders of the Vatican, fulmination, maranatha; aspersion, disparagement, vilification, vituperation., abuse; foul language, bad language, strong language, unparliamentary language; billingsgate, sauce, evil speaking; cursing; profane swearing, oath; foul invective, ribaldry, rude reproach, scurrility., threat; more bark than bite; invective (disapprobation).
-verbs
curse, accurse, imprecate, damn, swear at; curse with bell book and candle; invoke curses on the head of, call down curses on the head of; devote to destruction., execrate, beshrew, scold; anathematize (censure); bold up to execration, denounce, proscribe, excommunicate, fulminate, thunder against; threaten., curse and swear; swear, swear like a trooper; fall a cursing, rap out an oath, damn.
-adjectives
cursing, cursed
-phrases
delenda est Carthago.
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| Concept: | Spell. |
| Category: | 4. Acts of religion |
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-nouns
spell, charm, incantation, exorcism, weird, cabala, exsufflation, cantrap, runes, abracadabra, open sesame, countercharm, Ephesian letters, bell book and candle, Mumbo Jumbo, evil eye, fee-faw-fum., talisman, amulet, periapt, telesm, phylactery, philter; fetich, fetish; agnus Dei; furcula, madstone; mascot, mascotte; merrythought; Om, Aum; scarab, scarabaeus; sudarium, triskelion, veronica, wishbone; swastika, fylfot, gammadion., wand, caduceus, rod, divining rod, lamp of Aladdin; wishing-cap, Fortunatus's cap.
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