curse  /kɜrs/

noun

1. profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger; "expletives were deleted"

synset: curse, curse_word, expletive, oath, swearing, swearword, cuss

2. an appeal to some supernatural power to inflict evil on someone or some group

synset: execration, condemnation, curse

3. an evil spell; "a witch put a curse on his whole family"; "he put the whammy on me"

synset: hex, jinx, curse, whammy

4. something causing misery or death; "the bane of my life"

synset: bane, curse, scourge, nemesis

5. a severe affliction

synset: curse, torment

verb

1. utter obscenities or profanities; "The drunken men were cursing loudly in the street"

synset: curse, cuss, blaspheme, swear, imprecate

2. heap obscenities upon; "The taxi driver who felt he didn't get a high enough tip cursed the passenger"

synset: curse

3. wish harm upon; invoke evil upon; "The bad witch cursed the child"

synset: curse, beshrew, damn, bedamn, anathemize, anathemise, imprecate, maledict

antonym: bless

4. exclude from a church or a religious community; "The gay priest was excommunicated when he married his partner"

synset: excommunicate, unchurch, curse

antonym: communicate

Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.

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