curse; imprecation
Rare literary term for a curse or malediction. Not used in everyday speech; modern Japanese typically uses 呪い (のろい) or 呪文 (じゅもん) for related concepts.
In classical literature, the word 詛呪 sometimes appears with the meaning of a curse.
Compound of 詛 (そ, 'curse') and 呪 (じゅ, 'curse, spell'). Both characters carry similar meanings, forming an emphatic or literary term for a curse. The exact historical derivation is uncertain.