maledict Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb wish harm upon; invoke evil upon
    imprecate; curse; anathemise; damn; bedamn; anathemize; beshrew.
    • The bad witch cursed the child
  2. adjective satellite under a curse
    accurst; accursed.

WordNet

Mal"e*dict adjective
Etymology
L. maledictus, p. p. of maledicere.
Definitions
  1. Accursed; abominable. R.

Webster 1913