WIKTIONARY - Yabla

curse

Noun

∙ A supernatural detriment or hindrance; a bane.
∙ A prayer or imprecation that harm may befall someone.
∙ The cause of great harm, evil, or misfortune; that which brings evil or severe affliction; torment.
∙ A vulgar epithet.
∙ A woman's menses. slang

Verb

∙ To place a curse upon (a person or object). transitive
∙ To call upon divine or supernatural power to send injury upon; to imprecate evil upon; to execrate.
∙ To speak or shout a vulgar curse or epithet. transitive
∙ To use offensive or morally inappropriate language. intransitive
∙ 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.

BABYLON ENGLISH
curse v.
swear; blaspheme; wish evil on someone or something
swear word; evil proclamation, imprecation; misfortune
the curse n.
(Slang) menstruation, menstrual period (Physiology)

HENGLISH - ADVANCED VERSION
curse
curse
\curse\, v. i. to utter imprecations or curses; to affirm or deny with imprecations; to swear. then began he to curse and to swear. xxi. 74. his spirits hear me, and yet i need must curse.
curse
\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.
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. v. 23. curses, like chickens, come home to roost.
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. all that i eat, or drink, or shall beget, is propagated curse.
similar words(6)

venus`s curse
curse word
not worth a curse
to curse by bell
the curse of scotland
to curse by bell book and candle

WORDNET 2.0
curse
Noun
1. profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger; "expletives were deleted"
(synonym) curse word, expletive, oath, swearing, swearword, cuss
(hypernym) profanity
2. an appeal to some supernatural power to inflict evil on someone or some group
(synonym) execration, condemnation
(hypernym) denunciation, denouncement
(hyponym) anathema
(derivation) beshrew, damn, bedamn, anathemize, anathemise, imprecate, maledict
3. an evil spell; "a witch put a curse on his whole family"; "he put the whammy on me"
(synonym) hex, jinx, whammy
(hypernym) spell, magic spell, charm
(derivation) beshrew, damn, bedamn, anathemize, anathemise, imprecate, maledict
4. something causes misery or death; "the bane of my life"
(synonym) bane, scourge, nemesis
(hypernym) affliction
5. a severe affliction
(synonym) torment
(hypernym) affliction
Verb
1. utter obscenities or profanities; "The drunken men were cursing loudly in the street"
(synonym) cuss, blaspheme, swear, imprecate
(hypernym) express, verbalize, verbalise, utter, give tongue to
(verb-group) blaspheme
(derivation) curse word, expletive, oath, swearing, swearword, cuss
2. heap obscenities upon; "The taxi driver who felt he didn't get a high enough tip cursed the passenger"
(hypernym) abuse, clapperclaw, blackguard, shout
(derivation) curse word, expletive, oath, swearing, swearword, cuss
3. wish harm upon; invoke evil upon; "The bad witch cursed the child"
(synonym) beshrew, damn, bedamn, anathemize, anathemise, imprecate, maledict
(antonym) bless
(hypernym) raise, conjure, conjure up, invoke, evoke, stir, call down, arouse, bring up, put forward, call forth
(derivation) hex, jinx, whammy
4. exclude from a church or a religious community; "The gay priest was excommunicated when he married his partner"
(synonym) excommunicate
(hypernym) exclude, keep out, shut out, shut
(verb-group) excommunicate

ENGLISH WIKIPEDIA - THE FREE ENCYCLOPEDIA
Curse
A curse (also called a jinx, hex or execration) is any expressed wish that some form of adversity or misfortune will befall or attach to some other entity—one or more persons, a place, or an object. In particular, "curse" may refer to a wish that harm or hurt will be inflicted by any supernatural powers, such as a spell, a prayer, an imprecation, an execration, magic, witchcraft, God, a natural force, or a spirit. In many belief systems, the curse itself (or accompanying ritual) is considered to have some causative force in the result. To reverse or eliminate a curse is called removal or breaking, and is often believed to require equally elaborate rituals or prayers.
See more at Wikipedia.org...

WIKTIONARY - Yabla

curse

Noun

∙ A supernatural detriment or hindrance; a bane.
∙ A prayer or imprecation that harm may befall someone.
∙ The cause of great harm, evil, or misfortune; that which brings evil or severe affliction; torment.
∙ A vulgar epithet.
∙ A woman's menses. slang

Verb

∙ To place a curse upon (a person or object). transitive
∙ To call upon divine or supernatural power to send injury upon; to imprecate evil upon; to execrate.
∙ To speak or shout a vulgar curse or epithet. transitive
∙ To use offensive or morally inappropriate language. intransitive
∙ 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.

BABYLON ENGLISH
curse v.
swear; blaspheme; wish evil on someone or something
swear word; evil proclamation, imprecation; misfortune
the curse n.
(Slang) menstruation, menstrual period (Physiology)

HENGLISH - ADVANCED VERSION
curse
curse
\curse\, v. i. to utter imprecations or curses; to affirm or deny with imprecations; to swear. then began he to curse and to swear. xxi. 74. his spirits hear me, and yet i need must curse.
curse
\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.
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. v. 23. curses, like chickens, come home to roost.
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. all that i eat, or drink, or shall beget, is propagated curse.
similar words(6)

venus`s curse
curse word
not worth a curse
to curse by bell
the curse of scotland
to curse by bell book and candle

WORDNET 2.0
curse
Noun
1. profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger; "expletives were deleted"
(synonym) curse word, expletive, oath, swearing, swearword, cuss
(hypernym) profanity
2. an appeal to some supernatural power to inflict evil on someone or some group
(synonym) execration, condemnation
(hypernym) denunciation, denouncement
(hyponym) anathema
(derivation) beshrew, damn, bedamn, anathemize, anathemise, imprecate, maledict
3. an evil spell; "a witch put a curse on his whole family"; "he put the whammy on me"
(synonym) hex, jinx, whammy
(hypernym) spell, magic spell, charm
(derivation) beshrew, damn, bedamn, anathemize, anathemise, imprecate, maledict
4. something causes misery or death; "the bane of my life"
(synonym) bane, scourge, nemesis
(hypernym) affliction
5. a severe affliction
(synonym) torment
(hypernym) affliction
Verb
1. utter obscenities or profanities; "The drunken men were cursing loudly in the street"
(synonym) cuss, blaspheme, swear, imprecate
(hypernym) express, verbalize, verbalise, utter, give tongue to
(verb-group) blaspheme
(derivation) curse word, expletive, oath, swearing, swearword, cuss
2. heap obscenities upon; "The taxi driver who felt he didn't get a high enough tip cursed the passenger"
(hypernym) abuse, clapperclaw, blackguard, shout
(derivation) curse word, expletive, oath, swearing, swearword, cuss
3. wish harm upon; invoke evil upon; "The bad witch cursed the child"
(synonym) beshrew, damn, bedamn, anathemize, anathemise, imprecate, maledict
(antonym) bless
(hypernym) raise, conjure, conjure up, invoke, evoke, stir, call down, arouse, bring up, put forward, call forth
(derivation) hex, jinx, whammy
4. exclude from a church or a religious community; "The gay priest was excommunicated when he married his partner"
(synonym) excommunicate
(hypernym) exclude, keep out, shut out, shut
(verb-group) excommunicate

ENGLISH WIKIPEDIA - THE FREE ENCYCLOPEDIA
Curse
A curse (also called a jinx, hex or execration) is any expressed wish that some form of adversity or misfortune will befall or attach to some other entity—one or more persons, a place, or an object. In particular, "curse" may refer to a wish that harm or hurt will be inflicted by any supernatural powers, such as a spell, a prayer, an imprecation, an execration, magic, witchcraft, God, a natural force, or a spirit. In many belief systems, the curse itself (or accompanying ritual) is considered to have some causative force in the result. To reverse or eliminate a curse is called removal or breaking, and is often believed to require equally elaborate rituals or prayers.
See more at Wikipedia.org...

English Dictionary

Studying English?

Example Searches