Topic Thesaurus
Roget's Thesaurus

Malediction

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 etc. v.
  • profane swearing, oath
  • foul invective, ribaldry, rude reproach, scurrility. threat etc. Threat
  • more bark than bite
  • invective etc. (disapprobation) 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 etc. (censure) Disapprobation
  • bold up to execration, denounce, proscribe, excommunicate, fulminate, thunder against
  • threaten etc. Threat. curse and swear
  • swear, swear like a trooper
  • fall a cursing, rap out an oath, damn.
Adjectives
  • cursing, cursed etc. v..
Int
  • woe to!, beshrew! , ill betide, woe betide
  • confusion seize!, damn!, damn it!, damn you!, damn you to hell!, go to hell!, go to blazes!, confound!, blast!, curse!, devil take!, hang!, out with!, a plague upon!, out upon!, aroynt!