commination

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/ˌkɒmɪˈneɪʃən/

noun

A formal denunciation; especially one threatening divine punishment.

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cataplexis
OriginLatin comminātiō →
Scrabble 17
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Meanings

nouncommination (plural comminations)

plural comminations

  1. A formal denunciation; especially one threatening divine punishment.

    ROMEO Good gentle youth, tempt not a desp’rate man. / ... I beseech thee, youth, / Put not another sin upon my head / By urging me to fury... / PARIS I do defy thy commination / And apprehend thee for a felon here.

    c. 1591–1595 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Romeo and Ivliet”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, scene iii]

    Synonyms: cataplexis

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA formal denunciation; especially one threatening divine punishment.

Similar
cataplexis
Also see
cataplexis

Origin

  1. Latincomminātiō
  2. Englishcommination

From Latin comminātiō, from comminor (“to threaten”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with commination

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APA

commination. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/commination

MLA

“commination.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/commination. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “commination,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/commination.

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