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noun
1.
the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, doom, etc., befall a person, group, etc.
2.
a formula or charm intended to cause such misfortune to another.
3.
the act of reciting such a formula.
4.
a profane oath; curse word.
5.
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verb (used with object)
10.
to wish or invoke evil, calamity, injury, or destruction upon.
11.
to swear at.
12.
to blaspheme.
13.
to afflict with great evil.
14.
to excommunicate.
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Curser
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verb (used without object)
15.
to utter curses; swear profanely.
Origin:
before 1050; Middle English curs (noun), cursen (v.), Old English curs (noun), cursian (v.), of disputed orig.
before 1050; Middle English curs (noun), cursen (v.), Old English curs (noun), cursian (v.), of disputed orig.
Related forms
curs·er, noun
out·curse, verb (used with object), -cursed, -curs·ing.
un·curs·ing, adjective
Synonyms
1, 9. imprecation, execration, fulmination, malediction. 5. misfortune, calamity, trouble. 5, 6. bane, scourge, plague, affliction, torment. 10-12. Curse, blaspheme, swear are often interchangeable in the sense of using profane language. However, curse is the general word for the heartfelt invoking or angry calling down of evil on another: They called down curses on their enemies. To blaspheme is to speak contemptuously or with abuse of God or of sacred things: to blaspheme openly. To swear is to use the name of God or of some holy person or thing as an exclamation to add force or show anger: to swear in every sentence. 13. plague, scourge, afflict, doom.
1, 9. imprecation, execration, fulmination, malediction. 5. misfortune, calamity, trouble. 5, 6. bane, scourge, plague, affliction, torment. 10-12. Curse, blaspheme, swear are often interchangeable in the sense of using profane language. However, curse is the general word for the heartfelt invoking or angry calling down of evil on another: They called down curses on their enemies. To blaspheme is to speak contemptuously or with abuse of God or of sacred things: to blaspheme openly. To swear is to use the name of God or of some holy person or thing as an exclamation to add force or show anger: to swear in every sentence. 13. plague, scourge, afflict, doom.
Antonyms
1, 9. blessing, benediction. 10. bless.
1, 9. blessing, benediction. 10. bless.
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| curse (kɜːs) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a profane or obscene expression of anger, disgust, surprise, etc; oath |
| 2. | an appeal to a supernatural power for harm to come to a specific person, group, etc |
| 3. | harm resulting from an appeal to a supernatural power: to be under a curse |
| 4. | something that brings or causes great trouble or harm |
| 5. | a saying, charm, effigy, etc, used to invoke a curse |
| 6. | an ecclesiastical censure of excommunication |
| 7. | informal the curse menstruation or a menstrual period |
| —vb , curses, cursing, cursed, curst | |
| 8. | (intr) to utter obscenities or oaths |
| 9. | (tr) to abuse (someone) with obscenities or oaths |
| 10. | (tr) to invoke supernatural powers to bring harm to (someone or something) |
| 11. | (tr) to bring harm upon |
| 12. | (tr) another word for excommunicate |
| [Old English cursian to curse, from curs a curse] | |
| 'curser | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
curse
O.E. curs "a prayer that evil or harm befall one," of uncertain origin, perhaps O.Fr. curuz "anger," or L. cursus "course." Connection with cross is unlikely. No similar word exists in Gmc., Romance, or Celtic. Meaning "to swear profanely" is from c.1230. Curses as a histrionic exclamation is from 1885.
EXPANDThe curse "menstruation" is from 1930.
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