maledizione

curse

noun mah-leh-dee-TSYOH-neh Rare

Origin: From Latin maledictio, 'evil speech, curse', from maledicere.

Also means

damnation

Usage Note

Maledizione is both a noun ('a curse', 'what a curse!') and a common exclamation of frustration, roughly equivalent to 'damn it!' or 'blast!' in English. As an exclamation it is written without a definite article. It is stronger than a mild oath but not considered highly vulgar. The related verb is maledire ('to curse'), and the adjective maledetto ('damned, cursed') is widely used informally for emphasis.

Examples

"Che maledizione, ho perso le chiavi di nuovo!"

Natural Translation

What a curse, I've lost my keys again!

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