Imprecation
Pronunciation : Im`pre*ca"tion
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L. imprecatio: cf. F. impr?cation.]
Definition : Defn: The act of imprecating, or unvoking evil upon any one; a player that a curse or calamnity may fall on any one; a curse. Men cowered like slaves before such horrid imprecations. Motley.
Syn. -- Malediction; curse; execration; anathema. See Malediction.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913