Imprecation (noun)
im-prek-ay-shun
A spoken curse.
Late Middle English from Latin imprecatio(n-), from imprecari ‘invoke (evil)’, from in- ‘towards’ + precari ‘pray’.
Example sentences
“She pushed her way through the crowds, muttering imprecations as she went.”
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