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Noun
S:
(n)
curse
,
curse word
,
expletive
,
oath
,
swearing
,
swearword
,
cuss
(profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger)
"expletives were deleted"
S:
(n)
execration
,
condemnation
,
curse
(an appeal to some supernatural power to inflict evil on someone or some group)
S:
(n)
hex
,
jinx
,
curse
,
whammy
(an evil spell)
"a witch put a curse on his whole family"; "he put the whammy on me"
S:
(n)
bane
,
curse
,
scourge
,
nemesis
(something causing misery or death)
"the bane of my life"
S:
(n)
curse
,
torment
(a severe affliction)
Verb
S:
(v)
curse
,
cuss
,
blaspheme
,
swear
,
imprecate
(utter obscenities or profanities)
"The drunken men were cursing loudly in the street"
S:
(v)
curse
(heap obscenities upon)
"The taxi driver who felt he didn't get a high enough tip cursed the passenger"
S:
(v)
curse
,
beshrew
,
damn
,
bedamn
,
anathemize
,
anathemise
,
imprecate
,
maledict
(wish harm upon; invoke evil upon)
"The bad witch cursed the child"
S:
(v)
excommunicate
,
unchurch
,
curse
(exclude from a church or a religious community)
"The gay priest was excommunicated when he married his partner"