英:[ɪmprɪ'keɪtərɪ]
美:[ɪmprɪ'keɪtərɪ]
英:[ɪmprɪ'keɪtərɪ]
美:[ɪmprɪ'keɪtərɪ]
noun
curse
the act of imprecating
The first known use of imprecation was in the 15th century
impregnableadjective
not able to be captured by assault : unconquerable
an impregnable fortress
impreciseadjective
not precise
an imprecise estimate
impreciseadjective
not precise
an imprecise estimate
impreciseadjective
not precise
an imprecise estimate
imprecationnoun
curse entry 1 sense 1
curse entry 2 sense 2
1 He muttered imprecations under his breath.
2 the defiant prisoner continued to hurl imprecations and insults at the guards
3 Dimly lit, the dancers enact a ritual, flailing their arms in imprecation, grabbing an outstretched flexed foot, bowing in subjugation but also drawing strength from the ground, from their roots.
4 That at times gives them the distasteful task of wrestling with demonstrators clad in prayer shawls, or facing down children who shout imprecations at them.
5 The ninth Earl Spencer, Diana's brother Charles, in his eulogy hurling imprecations at the media and some seething smacks at the royal family — even as his godmother the queen listened from a few feet away?
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