MALEDICTED Synonyms: 25 Similar and Opposite Words

maledicted

verb

past tense of maledict

as in cursed

to ask a divine power to send harm or evil upon a fiery televangelist who was notorious for maledicting liberals and their ilk on a weekly basis

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In a wartorn country where air travel is too perilous to even consider, the roads are the obvious option, but are jammed, precarious, and cursed with long, torturous border queues.

— Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2026
Instead, the ghosts of flower power rose from their graves and cursed the entire Sex Squadron with a thundercloud of paranoia from all the bad acid trips ever to hit Haight-Ashbury.

— Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026

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The jury, which is tasked with deciding whether Sierra should be condemned to Florida’s Death Row or sentenced to life in prison, is still being selected as of Tuesday.

— Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 15 Sep. 2026
Lucas condemned the highest Arapaho ceremony The sundance marks a time of connection, offering and collective renewal.

— Savannah Peters, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026

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