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CURSE
curse, curse word, expletive, oath, swearing, swearword, cuss
(noun) profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger; “expletives were deleted”
hex, jinx, curse, whammy
(noun) an evil spell; “a witch put a curse on his whole family”; “he put the whammy on me”
execration, condemnation, curse
(noun) an appeal to some supernatural power to inflict evil on someone or some group
curse, torment
(noun) a severe affliction
bane, curse, scourge, nemesis
(noun) something causing misery or death; “the bane of my life”
curse, cuss, blaspheme, swear, imprecate
(verb) utter obscenities or profanities; “The drunken men were cursing loudly in the street”
curse, beshrew, damn, bedamn, anathemize, anathemise, imprecate, maledict
(verb) wish harm upon; invoke evil upon; “The bad witch cursed the child”
curse
(verb) heap obscenities upon; “The taxi driver who felt he didn’t get a high enough tip cursed the passenger”
excommunicate, unchurch, curse
(verb) exclude from a church or a religious community; “The gay priest was excommunicated when he married his partner”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
curse (plural curses)
A supernatural detriment or hindrance; a bane.
A prayer or imprecation that harm may befall someone.
The cause of great harm, evil, or misfortune; that which brings evil or severe affliction; torment.
A vulgar epithet.
(slang, dated, derogatory, usually with "the") A woman's menses.
Etymology 2
Verb
curse (third-person singular simple present curses, present participle cursing, simple past and past participle (archaic) curst or cursed)
(transitive) To place a curse upon (a person or object).
To call upon divine or supernatural power to send injury upon; to imprecate evil upon; to execrate.
(transitive) To speak or shout a vulgar curse or epithet.
(intransitive) To use offensive or morally inappropriate language.
Synonym: swear
To bring great evil upon; to be the cause of serious harm or unhappiness to; to furnish with that which will be a cause of deep trouble; to afflict or injure grievously; to harass or torment.
Antonyms
• bless
Anagrams
• Cruse, Cures, Sucre, crues, cruse, cuers, cures, ecrus, sucre
Source: Wiktionary
Curse (krs), v. t. [imp. & p.p. Cursed (krst) or Curst; p. pr. & vb. n. Cursing.] Etym: [AS. cursian, corsian, perh. of Scand. origin; cf. Dan. korse to make the sign of the cross, Sw. korsa, fr. Dan. & Sw. kors cross, Icel kross, all these Scand. words coming fr. OF. crois, croiz, fr. L. crux cross. Cf. Cross.]
1. To call upon divine or supernatural power to send injury upon; to imprecate evil upon; to execrate. Thou shalt not . . . curse the ruler of thy people. Ex. xxii. 28. Ere sunset I'll make thee curse the deed. Shak.
2. To bring great evil upon; to be the cause of serious harm or unhappiness to; to furnish with that which will be a cause of deep trouble; to afflict or injure grievously; to harass or torment. On impious realms and barbarous kings impose Thy plagues, and curse 'em with such sons as those. Pope. To curse by bell, book, and candle. See under Bell.
Curse, v. i.
Definition: To utter imprecations or curses; to affirm or deny with imprecations; to swear. Then began he to curse and to swear. Matt. xxi. 74. His spirits hear me, And yet I need must curse. Shak.
Curse, n. Etym: [AS. curs. See Curse, v. t.]
1. An invocation of, or prayer for, harm or injury; malediction. Lady, you know no rules of charity, Which renders good for bad, blessings for curses. Shak.
2. Evil pronounced or invoked upon another, solemnly, or in passion; subjection to, or sentence of, divine condemnation. The priest shall write these curses in a book. Num. v. 23. Curses, like chickens, come home to roost. Old Proverb.
3. The cause of great harm, evil, or misfortune; that which brings evil or severe affliction; torment. The common curse of mankind, folly and ignorance. Shak. All that I eat, or drink, or shall beget, Is propagated curse. Milton. The curse of Scotland (Card Playing), the nine of diamonds.
– Not worth a curse. See under Cress.
Syn.
– Malediction; imprecation; execration. See Malediction.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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