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curse
- pronunciation:
- kuhrs
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
an expression of a desire that someone or something might suffer misfortune, or, in tales of magic, a spell that brings misfortune.
The crowd yelled curses at the invading army.The witch put an evil curse on the princess.- synonyms:
- imprecation, malediction
- antonyms:
- blessing
- similar words:
- damnation, hex, spell
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| definition 2: |
misfortune caused by or as if by such an expression.
It is their spirits' curse to walk the earth forever without rest.She felt her suffering was a curse and that she was paying for some sin she had committed in the past.- antonyms:
- blessing, godsend
- similar words:
- affliction, misfortune
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| definition 3: |
any word or expression considered to be an instance of swearing or blaspheming; profanity.
We heard a loud crash followed by a string of curses.- synonyms:
- curse word, oath, profanity, swearword
- similar words:
- billingsgate, dirty word, expletive, four-letter word, obscenity, scurrility
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| definition 4: |
something that is a source of misfortune.
These children suffer under the curse of poverty.- synonyms:
- evil, scourge
- antonyms:
- boon
- similar words:
- affliction, bane, enemy, misfortune, plague, torment
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| definition 5: |
(slang) menstruation (prec. by the).
- synonyms:
- menstruation
- similar words:
- menses, period
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| related words: |
abuse, anathema, blasphemy, cancer, damn, despair, gall, invective, jinx, trouble |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
cursed, curses, cursing |
| definition 1: |
to express the desire that some misfortune might affect (someone or something), esp. the misfortune of damnation to hell.
The prisoner cursed his captors.- synonyms:
- imprecate
- antonyms:
- bless, congratulate
- similar words:
- confound, hex
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| definition 2: |
to swear at or blaspheme.
He cursed the dog as it tore at his leg.- synonyms:
- blaspheme, cuss out, damn
- similar words:
- anathematize, confound, darn, execrate
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| definition 3: |
to cause to suffer a misfortune, as if by destiny or a magical spell.
She was cursed by her desire to have a career during a time when such a thing was impossible.- synonyms:
- jinx
- similar words:
- blight, damn, doom, hex, plague
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| related words: |
abuse, bewitch, blast, jinx, profane, proscribe, scourge, slander |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to utter profanity; swear.
She was embarrassed when her husband cursed in front of the priest.- synonyms:
- cuss, swear
- similar words:
- anathematize, blaspheme, damn
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| related words: |
chase |
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