Imprecations
[,ɪmprɪ'keɪʃənz]
Examples
- He gnashed his teeth with rage, tore the hair from his head, and assailed with horrid imprecations the men who had been intrusted with the writ. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Sikes, invoking terrific imprecations upon Fagin's head for sending Oliver on such an errand, plied the crowbar vigorously, but with little noise. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- The last I saw of him, his head was bent over his knee and he was working hard at his fetter, muttering impatient imprecations at it and at his leg. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- The Indians had by this time discovered that I was alone and I was pursued with imprecations, arrows, and rifle balls. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
Typist: Portia