Meanings
adjectivemaledict (comparative more maledict, superlative most maledict)
comparative more maledict · superlative most maledict
verbmaledict (third-person singular simple present maledicts, present participle maledicting, simple past and past participle maledicted)
present singular third person maledicts · participle present maledicting · participle past maledicted · past maledicted
- To berate
Synonyms & antonyms
verbTo curse
Opposite
More synonyms by meaning
verbwish harm upon; invoke evil upon
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
From maledīcō (“curse, slander”).
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APA
maledict. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/maledict
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“maledict.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/maledict. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “maledict,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/maledict.
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