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   curse

   /kəːs/

   noun

   • 1. a solemn utterance intended to invoke a supernatural power to inflict harm or punishment on someone or something: "she'd put a curse on him" Similar maledictionthe evil eyeimprecationexecrationvoodoohoodooanathemaexcommunicationhexcessinformal:jinxarchaic:malisonban
   • ▪ a cause of harm or misery: "impatience is the curse of our day and age" Similar evilblightscourgeplaguecancercankerpoisonafflictionburdencross to bearbanebitter pillmisfortunemiseryordealtrialtribulationtormenttroubleproblemOpposite blessingadvantage
   • ▪ menstruation. informal
   • 2. a coarse or blasphemous word or phrase used to express anger or other strong emotion: "his mouth was spitting vile oaths and curses" Similar swear wordexpletiveoathprofanityfour-letter worddirty wordobscenityimprecationblasphemyvulgarismvulgarityswearingbad/foul languagestrong languageinformal:cusscuss word

   verb

   • 1. invoke or use a curse against: "it often seemed as if the family had been cursed" Similar put a curse onput the evil eye onexecrateimprecatehoodooanathematizeexcommunicatedamnhexinformal:put a jinx onjinxrare:accurse
   • ▪ be afflicted with: "many owners have been cursed with a series of bankruptcies" Similar be afflicted withbe troubled bybe plagued withsuffer frombe burdened withbe blighted withbe bedevilled byOpposite be blessed with
   • 2. use coarse or blasphemous language to express anger or other strong emotion: "he cursed loudly as he burned his hand" Similar swearutter profanitiesutter oathsuse bad/foul languagebe foul-mouthedblasphemebe blasphemoustake the Lord's name in vainswear like a trooperdamninformal:cussturn the air blueeff and blindarchaic:execrate
   • ▪ address or think of in an angry way: "I cursed myself for my carelessness"

   Word Origin Old English, of unknown origin.

   Derivatives

   • 1. curser noun

   Scrabble Points: 7

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › curseCurse Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of CURSE is a prayer or invocation for harm or injury to come upon one : imprecation. How to use curse in a sentence.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishCURSE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   CURSE definition: 1. to use a word or an expression that is not polite, usually when you are very angry: 2. to be…. Learn more.

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   Curse definition: the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, doom, etc., befall a person, group, etc.. See examples of CURSE used in a sentence.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishCURSE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   A curse is rude or offensive language which someone uses, usually because they are angry.

6. www.thefreedictionary.com › curseCurse - definition of curse by The Free Dictionary

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   An appeal or prayer for evil or misfortune to befall someone or something. b. Evil or misfortune viewed as resulting from such an appeal: believed that the amulet would ward off curses. 2. A source or cause of evil; a scourge: "Selfishness is the greatest curse of the human race" (William Ewart Gladstone). 3. A profane word or phrase; a swearword.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishCURSE | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary - Cambridge ...

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   CURSE definition: 1. magic words that are intended to bring bad luck to someone: 2. a rude or offensive word or…. Learn more.

8. www.yourdictionary.com › curseCurse Definition & Meaning - YourDictionary

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   A calling on God or the gods to send evil or injury down on some person or thing. A profane, obscene, or blasphemous oath, imprecation, etc. expressing hatred, anger, vexation, etc. Evil or injury that seems to come in answer to a curse. Any cause of evil or injury. A profane word or phrase; a swearword. To call evil or injury down on; damn.

9. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › curseCurse - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

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   When you curse, you say words you wouldn't want your mother or your priest to hear you saying. A curse can also be wishing something awful on someone, like the witch who puts a curse on Sleeping Beauty.

10. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryCURSE - All you need to know about it | Collins English ...

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    If you curse, you use very impolite or offensive language, usually because you are angry about something.

11. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishcurse noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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    [countable] a rude or offensive word or phrase that some people use when they are very angry synonym oath, swear word. He muttered a curse at the other driver. [countable] a word or phrase that has a magic power to make something bad happen. The family thought that they were under a curse. The witch is supposed to have put a curse on the house.