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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. (noun)
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"
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