hex vs malediction

hex

• An evil spell or curse. 

• A spell (now rare but still found in compounds such as hex sign and hexcraft). 

• A hexagonal space on a game board. 

• A witch. 

• a hexagon-shaped item of rock climbing equipment intended to be wedged into a crack or other opening in the rock. 

• To cast a spell on (specifically an evil spell), to bewitch. 

malediction

• A curse. 

• Evil speech.