Etymology: (bef. 1050; ME curs (n.), cursen (v.), OE curs (n.), cursian (v.), of disputed orig.)
Definition of 'CURSE'
Princeton's WordNet
1. (noun)curse, curse word, expletive, oath, swearing, swearword, cuss profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger "expletives were deleted"
2. (noun)execration, condemnation, curse an appeal to some supernatural power to inflict evil on someone or some group
3. (noun)hex, jinx, curse, whammy an evil spell "a witch put a curse on his whole family"; "he put the whammy on me"
4. (noun)bane, curse, scourge, nemesis something causing misery or death "the bane of my life"
5. (verb)curse, torment a severe affliction
6. (verb)curse, cuss, blaspheme, swear, imprecate utter obscenities or profanities "The drunken men were cursing loudly in the street"
7. (verb)curse heap obscenities upon "The taxi driver who felt he didn't get a high enough tip cursed the passenger"
8. (verb)curse, beshrew, damn, bedamn, anathemize, anathemise, imprecate, maledict wish harm upon; invoke evil upon "The bad witch cursed the child"
9. (verb)excommunicate, unchurch, curse exclude from a church or a religious community "The gay priest was excommunicated when he married his partner"
1. (noun)curse magical words with a powerful negative effect The witch put a curse on the old woman.
2. curse trouble or the harmful effect of sth the curse of being smarter than all your friends
3. curse a swear word ***He shouted a curse at them.
4. (verb)curse to swear at He was screaming and cursing at us.
5. curse to think or say negative things about I cursed myself for being so stupid.
6. curse to say magical words to harm sb ***The witch had cursed her.
Definition of 'CURSE'
Webster Dictionary
1. (verb)CURSE to call upon divine or supernatural power to send injury upon; to imprecate evil upon; to execrate
2. (verb)CURSE 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
3. (verb)CURSE to utter imprecations or curses; to affirm or deny with imprecations; to swear
4. (verb)CURSE an invocation of, or prayer for, harm or injury; malediction
5. (verb)CURSE evil pronounced or invoked upon another, solemnly, or in passion; subjection to, or sentence of, divine condemnation
6. (verb)CURSE the cause of great harm, evil, or misfortune; that which brings evil or severe affliction; torment
Definitions of CURSE 
Afrikaans: bevloek
Arabic: يَلعَن
Bulgarian: проклятие
Brazilian: amaldiçoar
Czech: proklínat
German: verfluchen
Danish: forbande
Greek: καταριέμαι
Spanish: maldecir
Estonian: needma
Farsi: نفرین کردن
Finnish: kirota
French: maudire
Hebrew: לְקָלֵל
Hindi: शाप देना
Croatian: prokleti
Hungarian: (meg)átkoz
Indonesian: mengutuk
Icelandic: bölva, formæla
Italian: maledire
Japanese: のろう
Korean: 저주하다
Lithuanian: prakeikti
Latvian: nolādēt
Malay: sumpah
Dutch: vervloeken
Norwegian: forbanne
Polish: przeklinać
Persian: نفرین کردن
Pashto: لعنت ویل
Portuguese: amaldiçoar
Romanian: a blestema
Russian: проклинать
Slovak: preklínať
Slovenian: preklinjati, prekleti
Serbian: proklinjati
Swedish: förbanna, fördöma
Thai: สาปแช่ง
Turkish: lânetlemek, beddua etmek
Taiwanese: 詛咒
Ukrainian: клясти; проклинати
Urdu: لعنت بهيجنا، بد دعا دينا
Vietnamese: chửi rủa
Chinese: 诅咒
