imprecation — a spoken curse or the action of calling down a curse that invokes evil upon someone

an enraged villager points dramatically at a cowering merchant while shouting with visible anger lines around their face. The villager's mouth is wide open and their other hand is raised in a threatening gesture. Dark, swirling energy seems to emanate from the angry person's words toward the frightened merchant. The merchant cringes and shields themselves with their hands, clearly terrified by the verbal assault. Other villagers in the background step away from the confrontation, sensing the malevolent nature of the spoken words. a spoken curse being called down upon someone to invoke evil or harm