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curse

/ curse /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
"expletives were deleted"
Type of:
profanity
Derived:
cuss blaspheme swear imprecate
noun Sense 2
a severe affliction
Type of:
affliction
verb Sense 3
utter obscenities or profanities
"The drunken men were cursing loudly in the street"
Type of:
express verbalize verbalise
Derived:
swearer curse word expletive oath swearing
Verb group:
blaspheme
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
verb Sense 4
wish harm upon; invoke evil upon
"The bad witch cursed the child"
Opposites:
bless
Type of:
raise conjure conjure up
Derived:
imprecation malediction damnation eternal damnation hex
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 5
heap obscenities upon
"The taxi driver who felt he didn''t get a high enough tip cursed the passenger"
Type of:
abuse clapperclaw blackguard
Derived:
curse word expletive oath swearing swearword
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
noun Sense 6
something causes misery or death
"the bane of my life"
Type of:
affliction
Derived:
lay waste to waste devastate desolate ravage
verb Sense 7
exclude from a church or a religious community
"The gay priest was excommunicated when he married his partner"
Opposites:
communicate
Type of:
exclude keep out shut out
Derived:
excommunication exclusion censure excision
Verb group:
excommunicate
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
noun Sense 8
an evil spell
"a witch put a curse on his whole family"
"he put the whammy on me"
Type of:
spell magic spell charm
Derived:
beshrew damn bedamn anathemize anathemise
noun Sense 9
an appeal to some supernatural power to inflict evil on someone or some group
Type of:
denunciation denouncement
Kinds of:
anathema imprecation malediction
Derived:
beshrew damn bedamn anathemize anathemise
Semantic Complexity
84%
Sense Count
9
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
65
Times Searched
3
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profanity affliction express verbalize verbalise raise conjure conjure up bless abuse clapperclaw blackguard