curse

/kˈɝs/

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Noun
profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger; "expletives were deleted"
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an appeal to some supernatural power to inflict evil on someone or some group
Noun
an evil spell; "a witch put a curse on his whole family"; "he put the whammy on me"
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something causing misery or death; "the bane of my life"
Noun
a severe affliction
Verb
utter obscenities or profanities; "The drunken men were cursing loudly in the street"
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heap obscenities upon; "The taxi driver who felt he didn''t get a high enough tip cursed the passenger"
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wish harm upon; invoke evil upon; "The bad witch cursed the child"
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exclude from a church or a religious community; "The gay priest was excommunicated when he married his partner"

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