Both Uses of
malediction
in
The Count of Monte Cristo
- And, whatever people may say," continued Caderousse, in his native language, which was not altogether devoid of rude poetry, "I cannot help being more frightened at the idea of the malediction of the dead than the hatred of the living."†
Chpt 25-26
- Five minutes afterwards the piano resounded to the touch of Mademoiselle d'Armilly's fingers, and Mademoiselle Danglars was singing Brabantio's malediction on Desdemona.†
Chpt 95-96 *
Definition:
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(malediction) the act of calling down a curse that invokes evil (and usually serves as an insult)