Imprecation vs Exclamation - What's the difference?
imprecation | exclamation |
The act of imprecating, or invoking evil upon someone; a prayer that a curse or calamity may befall someone.
* 1893 , , Maggie, Girl of the Streets , ch. 10:
A curse.
* 1839 , , Oliver Twist , ch. 3:
A loud calling or crying out; outcry; loud or emphatic utterance; vehement vociferation; clamor; that which is cried out, as an expression of feeling; sudden expression of sound or words indicative of emotion, as in surprise, pain, grief, joy, anger, etc.
A word expressing outcry; an interjection; a word expressing passion, as wonder, fear, or grief.
A mark or sign by which outcry or emphatic utterance is marked; thus [!]; – also called an exclamation point.
As nouns the difference between imprecation and exclamation
is that imprecation is imprecation (a curse) while exclamation is a loud calling or crying out; outcry; loud or emphatic utterance; vehement vociferation; clamor; that which is cried out, as an expression of feeling; sudden expression of sound or words indicative of emotion, as in surprise, pain, grief, joy, anger, etc.imprecation
English
Noun
(en noun)- Her son turned to look at her as she reeled and swayed in the middle of the room, her fierce face convulsed with passion, her blotched arms raised high in imprecation . "May Gawd curse her forever," she shrieked.
- Mr. Gamfield growled a fierce imprecation on the donkey generally, but more particularly on his eyes; and, running after him, bestowed a blow on his head.
See also
*Article on “imprecation” on Wordmall