Associations to the word «Imprecation»

Wiktionary

IMPRECATION, noun. The act of imprecating, or invoking evil upon someone; a prayer that a curse or calamity may befall someone.
IMPRECATION, noun. A curse.

Dictionary definition

IMPRECATION, noun. The act of calling down a curse that invokes evil (and usually serves as an insult); "he suffered the imprecations of the mob".
IMPRECATION, noun. A slanderous accusation.

Wise words

We cannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words, and repetition impresses the subconscious, and we are then master of the situation.
Florence Scovel Shinn