an appeal to some supernatural power to inflict evil on someone or some group
damnatory
adjective
threatening with damnation
damnation
noun
the state of being condemned to eternal punishment in Hell
damnation
noun
the act of damning
imprecation
noun
the act of calling down a curse that invokes evil (and usually serves as an insult)
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
verfluchen
Schaden wünschen; rufe das Böse herbei
🇫🇷French
anathème
souhaiter du mal; invoquer le mal sur
🇪🇸Spanish
anatemizar
desear daño a; invocar el mal sobre
🇮🇹Italian
anatemizzare
augurare del male; invocare il male su
🇳🇱Dutch
vervloeken
kwaad wensen; kwaad aanroepen
🇵🇹Portuguese
anatemizar
desejar mal; invocar o mal sobre
🇷🇺Russian
предать анафеме
желать зла; призывать зло на
India
🇮🇳Hindi
अनात्म
हानि की कामना करना; बुराई का आह्वान करना
🇧🇩Bengali
অ্যানাথেমিস
ক্ষতি কামনা করা; মন্দকে ডাকা
🇮🇳Tamil
அனாதைமை
தீங்கு விரும்புகிறேன்; தீமையை அழைக்கவும்
🇮🇳Telugu
అనాథమిస్
హాని అనుకుంటున్నారా; చెడును ప్రార్థించు
🇮🇳Marathi
अनास्था
अपाय करण्याची इच्छा; वाईटाला आवाहन करा
🇮🇳Gujarati
નારાજગી
નુકસાનની ઇચ્છા કરો; દુષ્ટતાને બોલાવો
🇮🇳Kannada
ಅನಾಥಮಿಸ್
ಹಾನಿಯನ್ನು ಬಯಸಿ; ಮೇಲೆ ಕೆಟ್ಟದ್ದನ್ನು ಆಹ್ವಾನಿಸಿ
🇮🇳Malayalam
അനാഥെമിസ്
ദോഷം ആഗ്രഹിക്കുന്നു; തിന്മ വിളിച്ചപേക്ഷിക്കുക
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਵਿਨਾਸ਼ਕਾਰੀ
ਨੁਕਸਾਨ ਦੀ ਇੱਛਾ; ਬੁਰਾਈ ਨੂੰ ਬੁਲਾਓ
🇵🇰Urdu
بے حسی
نقصان کی خواہش برائی کو پکارو
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
安娜西米斯
希望伤害；招致邪恶
🇯🇵Japanese
アナセミズム
害を及ぼすことを望みます。 ～に悪を呼び起こす
🇰🇷Korean
마취하다
해를 끼치기를 원합니다. 악을 불러일으키다
🇻🇳Vietnamese
lời nguyền rủa
mong muốn làm hại; kêu gọi cái ác
🇹🇭Thai
คำสาปแช่ง
ขอทำร้าย; เรียกความชั่วร้ายมาสู่
🇮🇩Indonesian
mengutuk
menginginkan celaka; mengundang kejahatan
🇲🇾Malay
kutukan
mengharap mudarat; menyeru kejahatan
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
لعن
تمنى الأذى؛ استدعاء الشر عليه
🇮🇷Persian
آناتمیز کردن
آرزوی آسیب بر استناد به شر
🇹🇷Turkish
aforoz etmek
zarar dilemek; kötülüğü çağırmak
🇮🇱Hebrew
להרדים
לאחל פגיעה; לעורר רוע
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