curse
/kˈɝs/
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Definitions
Noun
profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger; "expletives were deleted"
Noun
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"
Noun
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"
Verb
heap obscenities upon; "The taxi driver who felt he didn''t get a high enough tip cursed the passenger"
Verb
wish harm upon; invoke evil upon; "The bad witch cursed the child"
Verb
exclude from a church or a religious community; "The gay priest was excommunicated when he married his partner"
Synonyms
anathemise
anathemize
bane
bedamn
beshrew
blaspheme
condemnation
curse word
cuss
damn
excommunicate
execration
expletive
hex
imprecate
jinx
maledict
nemesis
oath
scourge
swear
swearing
swearword
torment
unchurch
whammy
More General Terms
abuse
affliction
arouse
blackguard
bring up
call down
call forth
charm
clapperclaw
conjure
conjure up
denouncement
denunciation
evoke
exclude
express
give tongue to
invoke
keep out
magic spell
magical spell
profanity
put forward
raise
shout
shut
shut out
spell
stir
utter
verbalise
verbalize