Definitions for curse
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Princeton's WordNet(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. curse, curse word, expletive, oath, swearing, swearword, cussnoun

   profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger

   "expletives were deleted"

2. execration, condemnation, cursenoun

   an appeal to some supernatural power to inflict evil on someone or some group

3. hex, jinx, curse, whammynoun

   an evil spell

   "a witch put a curse on his whole family"; "he put the whammy on me"

4. bane, curse, scourge, nemesisnoun

   something causing misery or death

   "the bane of my life"

5. curse, tormentverb

   a severe affliction

6. curse, cuss, blaspheme, swear, imprecateverb

   utter obscenities or profanities

   "The drunken men were cursing loudly in the street"

7. curseverb

   heap obscenities upon

   "The taxi driver who felt he didn't get a high enough tip cursed the passenger"

8. curse, beshrew, damn, bedamn, anathemize, anathemise, imprecate, maledictverb

   wish harm upon; invoke evil upon

   "The bad witch cursed the child"

9. excommunicate, unchurch, curseverb

   exclude from a church or a religious community

   "The gay priest was excommunicated when he married his partner"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. cursenoun

   A supernatural detriment or hindrance; a bane.

2. cursenoun

   A vulgar epithet.

3. cursenoun

   A woman's monthly period.

4. curseverb

   To place a curse upon (a person or object).

5. curseverb

   To speak or shout a vulgar curse or epithet at someone or something.

6. curseverb

   To use offensive or morally inappropriate language.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Cursenoun

   Etymology: from the verb.

   1. Malediction; wish of evil to another.

   Neither have I suffered my mouth to sin, by wishing a curse to his soul. Job, xxxi. 30.

   I never went from your lordship but with a longing to return, or without a hearty curse to him who invented ceremonies, and put me on the necessity of withdrawing. Dryden.

   2. Affliction; torment; vexation.

   Curse on the stripling! how he apes his sire!
   Ambitiously sententious! Joseph Addison, Cato.

2. To CURSEverb

   Etymology: cursian, Saxon.

   1. To wish evil to; to execrate; to devote.

   Curse me this people; for they are too mighty for me. Num.

   After Solyman had looked upon the dead body, and bitterly cursed the same, he caused a great weight to be tied unto it, and so cast unto the sea. Richard Knolles, History of the Turks.

   What, yet again! the third time hast thou curst me:
   This imprecation was for Laius’ death,
   And thou hast wished me like him. John Dryden, Oedipus.

   2. To mischief; to afflict; to torment.

   On impious realms and barb’rous kings impose
   Thy plagues, and curse ’em with such sons as those. Alexander Pope.

3. To Curseverb

   To imprecate; to deny or affirm with imprecation of divine vengeance.

   The silver about which thou cursedst, and speakest of also in my ears, behold the silver is with me. Jud. xvi. 2.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Curseverb

   to call upon divine or supernatural power to send injury upon; to imprecate evil upon; to execrate

2. Curseverb

   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. Curseverb

   to utter imprecations or curses; to affirm or deny with imprecations; to swear

4. Curseverb

   an invocation of, or prayer for, harm or injury; malediction

5. Curseverb

   evil pronounced or invoked upon another, solemnly, or in passion; subjection to, or sentence of, divine condemnation

6. Curseverb

   the cause of great harm, evil, or misfortune; that which brings evil or severe affliction; torment

7. Etymology: [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.]

Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Curse

   A curse is any expressed wish that some form of adversity or misfortune will befall or attach to some other entity—one or more persons, a place, or an object. In particular, "curse" may refer to a wish that harm or hurt will be inflicted by any supernatural powers, such as a spell, a prayer, an imprecation, an execration, magic, witchcraft, God, a natural force, or a spirit. In many belief systems, the curse itself is considered to have some causative force in the result. To reverse or eliminate a curse is called removal or breaking, and is often believed to require equally elaborate rituals or prayers.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Curse

   kurs, v.t. to invoke or wish evil upon: to devote to perdition: to vex or torment.—v.i. to utter imprecations: to swear.—n. the invocation or wishing of evil or harm upon: evil invoked on another: torment: any great evil.—adj. Curs′ed, under a curse: blasted by a curse: hateful.—adv. Curs′edly.—ns. Curs′edness; Curs′er; Curs′ing.—adj. Curst, cursed: deserving a curse: ill-tempered: shrewish: froward.—n. Curst′ness, state of being curst: peevishness: frowardness. [A.S. cursian—curs, a curse; ety. dub.; not conn. with Cross.]

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1. Curse

   Curse is a privately owned Internet media and online game services company. Curse empowers online gamers with premium resources and content produced for gamers by gamers resulting in an enriched, authentic, and more enjoyable gaming experience. Dedicated to delivering the tools and expertise gamers need to succeed in virtual worlds, Curse complements the core gaming experience with news, video/livestreams, databases, wikis, forums, and add-ons. Whether players are looking for add-ons for their favorite MMO, the most successful strategies utilized by pro gamers, or just news about an upcoming release, Curse provides everything a gamer needs to get more out of their game.

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Anagrams for curse »

1. cruse

2. cures

3. sucre

4. Sucre

How to pronounce curse?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of curse in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of curse in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of curse in a Sentence

1. George Bernard Shaw:

   Crude classifications and false generalizations are the curse of organized life.

2. Chrissy Teigen:

   The most uncomfortable I’ve ever been on set was having to model coats, i am the most comfortable in my own skin, literally, just my own skin. I don’t know what it is, but I think sometimes pieces of clothing can be unflattering… I actually am better in less clothing. It’s a blessing and a curse.

3. Noah Lyles:

   We were all motivated to do something special and it just happened, everybody wanted it, we all wanted to break the curse, a generational curse and bring on a new era.

4. Sir Thomas Malory:

   I shall curse you with book and bell and candle.

5. Lou Dorfsman:

   Creativity is essentially a lonely art. An even lonelier struggle. To some a blessing. To others a curse. It is in reality the ability to reach inside yourself and drag forth from your very soul an idea.

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