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Curse Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Curse? [n] profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger; "expletives were deleted" [n] an evil spell; "a witch put a curse on his whole family"; "he put the whammy on me" [n] an appeal to some supernatural power to inflict evil on someone or some group [n] a severe affliction [n] something causes misery or death; "the bane of my life" [v] utter obscenities or profanities; "The drunken men were cursing loudly in the street" [v] wish harm upon; put a curse on; "The bad witch cursed the child" [v] heap obscenities upon [v] exclude from a church or a religious community; "The gay priest was excommunicated when he married his partner" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Curse: anathemize \| bane \| bedamn \| beshrew \| blaspheme \| condemnation \| curse word \| cuss \| cuss \| damn \| excommunicate \| execration \| expletive \| hex \| imprecate \| jinx \| maledict \| nemesis \| oath \| scourge \| swear \| swearing \| swearword \| torment \| whammy Related Terms \| Find terms related to Curse: abuse \| accurse \| adverse circumstances \| adversity \| afflict \| affliction \| aggravation \| aggrieve \| anathema \| anathematize \| annoyance \| bad influence \| bad language \| bane \| befoul \| bewitch \| bitter cup \| bitter draft \| bitter draught \| bitter pill \| blaspheme \| blasphemy \| blast \| blight \| bugbear \| bummer \| burden \| burden of care \| calamity \| cankerworm of care \| cantrip \| care \| catamenia \| catamenial discharge \| charm \| commination \| condemn \| confound \| corrupt \| courses \| cross \| crown of thorns \| crucify \| crushing burden \| curse and swear \| cuss \| cuss word \| damage \| damn \| damnation \| damning \| darn \| death \| defile \| denounce \| denunciation \| deprave \| despoil \| destroy \| destruction \| difficulties \| difficulty \| dirty name \| dirty word \| disadvantage \| disease \| disserve \| distress \| do a mischief \| do evil \| do ill \| do wrong \| do wrong by \| doom \| downer \| dysphemism \| dysphemize \| enchantment \| encumbrance \| envenom \| epithet \| evil \| evil eye \| evil genius \| evil star \| excommunicate \| execrate \| execration \| exorcism \| expletive \| flowers \| foul invective \| fulminate against \| gall \| gall and wormwood \| get into trouble \| glamour \| grievance \| handicap \| harass \| hard knocks \| hard life \| hard lot \| hardcase \| hardship \| harm \| hex \| hoodoo \| hurt \| ill wind \| impair \| imprecate \| imprecation \| infect \| infliction \| injure \| irritation \| jinx \| Jonah \| load \| magic spell \| malediction \| malevolent influence \| malocchio \| maltreat \| menace \| menses \| menstrual discharge \| menstruation \| misfortune \| mistreat \| molest \| monthlies \| naughty word \| nemesis \| no-no \| oath \| objurgate \| objurgation \| obscenity \| open wound \| oppression \| outrage \| pack of troubles \| peck of troubles \| period \| periods \| persecute \| pest \| pestilence \| plague \| play havoc with \| play hob with \| plight \| poison \| pollute \| predicament \| prejudice \| pressure \| profanation \| profane oath \| profanity \| rigor \| running sore \| sacrilege \| saddle \| savage \| scathe \| scatologize \| scourge \| sea of troubles \| sorrow \| spell \| stress \| stress of life \| swear \| swear at \| swearword \| taint \| talk dirty \| that time \| the curse \| thorn \| threaten \| throw a whammy \| thunder against \| torment \| torture \| trial \| tribulation \| trouble \| troubles \| vale of tears \| vexation \| vicissitude \| vilify \| violate \| visitation \| voodoo \| wanga \| waters of bitterness \| weigh down \| weight \| weird \| whammy \| woe \| wound \| wreak havoc on \| wrong See Also \| abuse \| affliction \| affliction \| anathema \| blackguard \| charm \| clapperclaw \| denouncement \| denunciation \| exclude \| express \| give tongue to \| imprecation \| keep out \| magic spell \| malediction \| profanity \| shout \| shut \| shut out \| spell \| utter \| verbalise \| verbalize Curse In Webster's Dictionary \Curse\ (k?rs), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cursed} (k?rst) or {Curst}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Cursing}.] [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}.] 1. To call upon divine or supernatural power to send injury upon; to imprecate evil upon; to execrate. Thou shalt not . . . curse the ruler of thy people. --Ex. xxii. 28. Ere sunset I'll make thee curse the deed. --Shak. 2. 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. On impious realms and barbarous kings impose Thy plagues, and curse 'em with such sons as those. --Pope. {To curse by bell, book, and candle}. See under {Bell}. \Curse\, v. i. To utter imprecations or curses; to affirm or deny with imprecations; to swear. Then began he to curse and to swear. --Matt. xxi. 74. His spirits hear me, And yet I need must curse. --Shak. \Curse\, n. [AS. curs. See {Curse}, v. t.] 1. An invocation of, or prayer for, harm or injury; malediction. Lady, you know no rules of charity, Which renders good for bad, blessings for curses. --Shak. 2. Evil pronounced or invoked upon another, solemnly, or in passion; subjection to, or sentence of, divine condemnation. The priest shall write these curses in a book. --Num. v. 23. Curses, like chickens, come home to roost. --Old Proverb. 3. The cause of great harm, evil, or misfortune; that which brings evil or severe affliction; torment. The common curse of mankind, folly and ignorance. --Shak. All that I eat, or drink, or shall beget, Is propagated curse. --Milton. {The curse of Scotland} (Card Playing), the nine of diamonds. {Not worth a curse}. See under {Cress}. Syn: Malediction; imprecation; execration. See {Malediction}.

Curse Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Curse?

[n] profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger; "expletives were deleted"
[n] an evil spell; "a witch put a curse on his whole family"; "he put the whammy on me"
[n] an appeal to some supernatural power to inflict evil on someone or some group
[n] a severe affliction
[n] something causes misery or death; "the bane of my life"
[v] utter obscenities or profanities; "The drunken men were cursing loudly in the street"
[v] wish harm upon; put a curse on; "The bad witch cursed the child"
[v] heap obscenities upon
[v] exclude from a church or a religious community; "The gay priest was excommunicated when he married his partner"

Curse In Webster's Dictionary

\Curse\ (k?rs), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cursed} (k?rst) or
{Curst}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Cursing}.] [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}.]
1. To call upon divine or supernatural power to send injury
   upon; to imprecate evil upon; to execrate.

         Thou shalt not . . . curse the ruler of thy people.
                                               --Ex. xxii.
                                               28.

         Ere sunset I'll make thee curse the deed. --Shak.

2. 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.

         On impious realms and barbarous kings impose Thy
         plagues, and curse 'em with such sons as those.
                                               --Pope.

{To curse by bell, book, and candle}. See under {Bell}.


\Curse\, v. i.
To utter imprecations or curses; to affirm or deny with
imprecations; to swear.

      Then began he to curse and to swear.     --Matt. xxi.
                                               74.

      His spirits hear me, And yet I need must curse. --Shak.


\Curse\, n. [AS. curs. See {Curse}, v. t.]
1. An invocation of, or prayer for, harm or injury;
   malediction.

         Lady, you know no rules of charity, Which renders
         good for bad, blessings for curses.   --Shak.

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

         The priest shall write these curses in a book.
                                               --Num. v. 23.

         Curses, like chickens, come home to roost. --Old
                                               Proverb.

3. The cause of great harm, evil, or misfortune; that which
   brings evil or severe affliction; torment.

         The common curse of mankind, folly and ignorance.
                                               --Shak.

         All that I eat, or drink, or shall beget, Is
         propagated curse.                     --Milton.

{The curse of Scotland} (Card Playing), the nine of diamonds.


{Not worth a curse}. See under {Cress}.

Syn: Malediction; imprecation; execration. See {Malediction}.

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