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What is another word for imprecations?

Pronunciation: [ɪmpɹɪkˈe͡ɪʃənz] (IPA)

Imprecations refer to words, phrases, or expressions that are used to invoke harm or curse someone. There are several synonyms for this word, such as curses, maledictions, anathemas, execrations, damnations, outbursts, and objurgations. Each of these synonyms implies a similar meaning to imprecations, with slight nuances in connotations and usage. Curses and maledictions, for instance, usually refer to invoking misfortune or harm on someone, while anathemas and damnations refer to invoking divine judgment or condemnation on someone. Objurgations and outbursts, on the other hand, refer to scolding or berating someone harshly. Overall, these synonyms provide a range of options for expressing strong negative feelings towards someone or something.
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What are the hypernyms for Imprecations?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

What are the opposite words for imprecations?

Imprecations refer to words or phrases that are used to express one's anger, frustration, or displeasure towards someone or something. Some of the antonyms for imprecations include words that denote positive feelings, such as blessings, praises, compliments, and acclaims. These are typically used to express appreciation, gratitude, or admiration towards an individual, group, or situation. Other antonyms for imprecations include neutral or non-emotional words like statements, comments, observations, and references. These are typically used to convey information or facts without expressing any particular emotion or sentiment. Overall, the antonyms for imprecations can be broadly classified into positive, neutral, and non-emotional words that convey different meanings and emotions.

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Usage examples for Imprecations

What words, save vain imprecations on the accursed race, were adequate?
"The Rough Road"
William John Locke
We walked on, and the woman's curses and imprecations upon us filled the grey silence of the street.
"To-morrow?"
Victoria Cross
Shouts and imprecations followed me, but though I pulled at the rein with all my might, I could not stop him.
"Paddy Finn"
W. H. G. Kingston

Famous quotes with Imprecations

  • Giant and great as this Dean is, I say we should hoot him. Some of this audience mayn't have read the last part of Gulliver, and to such I would recall the advice of the venerable Mr. Punch to persons about to marry, and say, 'Don't'. When Gulliver first lands among the Yahoos, the naked howling wretches clamber up trees and assault him, and he describes himself as 'almost stifled with the filth which fell about him.' The reader of the fourth part of is like the hero himself in this instance. It is Yahoo language: a monster gibbering shrieks, and gnashing imprecations against mankind — tearing down all shreds of modesty, past all sense of manliness and shame; filthy in word, filthy in thought, furious, raging, obscene.
    Jonathan Swift
  • Dante has not deigned to take his inspiration from any other. He has wished to be himself, himself alone; in a word, to create. He has occupied a vast space, and has filled it with the superiority of a sublime mind. He is diverse, strong, and gracious. He has imagination, warmth, and enthusiasm. He makes his reader tremble, shed tears, feel the thrill of honor in a way that is the height of art. Severe and menacing, he has terrible imprecations for crime, scourgings for vice, sorrow for misfortune. As a citizen, affected by the laws of the republic, he thunders against its oppressors, but he is always ready to excuse his native city. Florence is ever to him his sweet, beloved country, dear to his heart. I am envious for my dear France, that she has never produced a rival to Dante; that this Colossus has not had his equal among us. No, there is no reputation which can be compared to his.
    Dante Alighieri
  • The Westerly Wind asserting his sway from the south-west quarter is often like a monarch gone mad, driving forth with wild imprecations the most faithful of his courtiers to shipwreck, disaster, and death.
    Joseph Conrad

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