n. [ L. deprecatio; cf. F. déprécation. ] 1. The act of deprecating; a praying against evil; prayer that an evil may be removed or prevented. [ archaic ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Humble deprecation. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Entreaty for pardon; petitioning. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. An imprecation or curse. [ Obs. ] Gilpin. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. A strong expression of disapprobation; an expression of a low opinion. [ PJC ]

Imprecation

n. [ L. imprecatio: cf. F. imprécation. ] The act of imprecating, or invoking evil upon any one; a prayer that a curse or calamity may fall on any one; a curse. [ 1913 Webster ]

Men cowered like slaves before such horrid imprecations. Motley.

Syn. -- Malediction; curse; execration; anathema. See Malediction. [ 1913 Webster ]

Precation

n. [ L. precatio. ] The act of praying; supplication; entreaty. Cotton. [ 1913 Webster ]

WordNet (3.0) WordNet (3.0)

deprecation

(n) a prayer to avert or remove some evil or disaster

deprecation

(n) the act of expressing disapproval (especially of yourself), Syn. denigration

imprecation

(n) the act of calling down a curse that invokes evil (and usually serves as an insult), Syn. malediction, Example:he suffered the imprecations of the mob

imprecation

(n) a slanderous accusation

Japanese-English: EDICT Dictionary EDICT JP-EN Dictionary

自嘲

[じちょう, jichou] (n, vs) self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself

German-English: TU-Chemnitz DING Dictionary DING DE-EN Dictionary

Missbilligung { f } | Missbilligungen { pl }

deprecation | deprecations

Verwünschung { f } | Verwünschungen { pl }

imprecation | imprecations

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