noun. The act of deprecating something, as harm or disapproval; counter-prayer or petition; earnest desire for exemption or deliverance.

noun. Specifically

noun. In litanies, a petition to be delivered from some evil, temporal or spiritual.

noun. A praying for removal or prevention; entreaty or earnest desire for an averting or delaying: as, to urge reasons in deprecation of war or of a severe judgment; “deprecation of death,”

noun. An imprecation; a curse.

noun. The act of deprecating; a praying against evil; prayer that an evil may be removed or prevented.

noun. Entreaty for pardon; petitioning.

noun. An imprecation or curse.

noun. A strong expression of disapprobation; an expression of a low opinion.

noun. The act of deprecating.

noun. A praying against evil; prayer that an evil may be removed or prevented; strong expression of disapprobation.

noun. Entreaty for pardon; petitioning.

noun. An imprecation or curse.

noun. a prayer to avert or remove some evil or disaster

noun. the act of expressing disapproval (especially of yourself)

"The best way to avoid deprecation is to drive fewer miles, says Ibara."

imprecation  precation  

disparagement  dispraise  orison  petition  prayer  

appraisement  contrition  courtliness  entreaty  exasperation  

petitioning