1. curses or spoken wishes for evil or misfortune to befall someone
Usage: formal; plural form of imprecation

Examples

• The angry crowd shouted imprecations at the corrupt politician.
• She muttered imprecations under her breath after stubbing her toe.
• The villain’s imprecations echoed through the castle halls.
• His imprecations against his enemies were fierce and unforgiving.
• The old woman’s imprecations were said to bring bad luck.
• The defeated general hurled imprecations at his captors.