v. t. | 1. | To call upon divine or supernatural power to send injury upon; to imprecate evil upon; to execrate. | ||||||
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.
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v. i. | 1. | To utter imprecations or curses; to affirm or deny with imprecations; to swear. | ||||||
n. | 1. | An invocation of, or prayer for, harm or injury; malediction. | ||||||
2. | Evil pronounced or invoked upon another, solemnly, or in passion; subjection to, or sentence of, divine condemnation. | |||||||
3. | The cause of great harm, evil, or misfortune; that which brings evil or severe affliction; torment.
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Noun | 1. | curse - profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger; "expletives were deleted" |
2. | curse - an appeal to some supernatural power to inflict evil on someone or some group Synonyms: execration, condemnation | |
3. | curse - an evil spell; "a witch put a curse on his whole family"; "he put the whammy on me" | |
4. | curse - something causes misery or death; "the bane of my life" | |
5. | curse - a severe affliction Synonyms: torment | |
Verb | 1. | curse - utter obscenities or profanities; "The drunken men were cursing loudly in the street" |
2. | curse - heap obscenities upon; "The taxi driver who felt he didn't get a high enough tip cursed the passenger" | |
3. | curse - wish harm upon; invoke evil upon; "The bad witch cursed the child" Antonyms: bless - give a benediction to; "The dying man blessed his son" | |
4. | curse - exclude from a church or a religious community; "The gay priest was excommunicated when he married his partner" Synonyms: excommunicate |