Meaning & Definition of Curse in English
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Curse
/kərs/
noun
1. Profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
- "Expletives were deleted"
synonym:
- curse,
- curse word,
- expletive,
- oath,
- swearing,
- swearword,
- cuss
2. An appeal to some supernatural power to inflict evil on someone or some group
synonym:
- execration,
- condemnation,
- curse
3. An evil spell
- "A witch put a curse on his whole family"
- "He put the whammy on me"
synonym:
- hex,
- jinx,
- curse,
- whammy
4. Something causing misery or death
- "The bane of my life"
synonym:
- bane,
- curse,
- scourge,
- nemesis
5. A severe affliction
synonym:
- curse,
- torment
verb
1. Utter obscenities or profanities
- "The drunken men were cursing loudly in the street"
synonym:
- curse,
- cuss,
- blaspheme,
- swear,
- imprecate
2. Heap obscenities upon
- "The taxi driver who felt he didn't get a high enough tip cursed the passenger"
synonym:
- curse
3. Wish harm upon
- Invoke evil upon
- "The bad witch cursed the child"
synonym:
- curse,
- beshrew,
- damn,
- bedamn,
- anathemize,
- anathemise,
- imprecate,
- maledict
4. Exclude from a church or a religious community
- "The gay priest was excommunicated when he married his partner"
synonym:
- excommunicate,
- unchurch,
- curse
Examples of using
In the dark it's better to light a candle than to curse the darkness.
I'm going to put a curse on you.
She often spoke about our curse.