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curse
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- pronunciation:
- kuhrs
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb)
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
an expression of a desire that someone or something might suffer lasting misfortune, or, in tales of magic, a spell that brings lasting 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: |
lasting misfortune caused by, or as if caused by, the will of another, more powerful, being.
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) one's time of 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: |
curses, cursing, cursed |
| 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 using profane language.
He cursed the dog as it tore at his leg.- synonyms:
- 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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