maldición

Spanish

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin maledictiōnem, accusative singular of maledictiō (“evil-speaking, curse”), from maledīcō (“to speak ill of”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Spain) /maldiˈθjon/ [mal̪.d̪iˈθjõn]
IPA^(key): (Latin America) /maldiˈsjon/ [mal̪.d̪iˈsjõn]
Rhymes: -on
Syllabification: mal‧di‧ción

Noun

maldición f (plural maldiciones)

curse
Synonym: maleficio

Antonym: bendición

Interjection

maldición

damn, curses

Related terms

Further reading

“maldición”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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