curse

Speech parts

1. curse - Noun

2. curse - Verb

Meaning

To call upon divine or supernatural power to send injury upon; to imprecate evil upon; to execrate.

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.

To utter imprecations or curses; to affirm or deny with imprecations; to swear.

An invocation of, or prayer for, harm or injury; malediction.

Evil pronounced or invoked upon another, solemnly, or in passion; subjection to, or sentence of, divine condemnation.

The cause of great harm, evil, or misfortune; that which brings evil or severe affliction; torment.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

hex jinx swear damn torment execration imprecate malediction imprecation bane oath plague nemesis blight spell
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Antonyms

bless scripture thanksgiving bible koran eucharist
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Hypernyms

blackguard raise express shut abuse exclude

Hyponyms

plague anathema malediction imprecation

Phrases with the word

the curse curse words Patterson's curse Assad curse venus's curse give a tinker's curse

Derivatives

cursed curst cursing

Anagrams

cruse sucre cures

Examples

Bless my enemies, O Lord, even I bless them and do not curse them. Nikolaj Velimirovic

For 86 years I have served Jesus Christ and he has never abandoned me. How could I curse my blessed king and savior? Polycarp

Work is the curse of the drinking classes. Oscar Wilde

Better to light a candle than to curse the darkness. Chinese Proverb

Don't curse the darkness, light a candle. Chinese Proverb

Beauty without virtue is a curse. Azerbaijani Proverb

Close letter words and terms

Cursa cursable Curschmann-Steinert disease curse alternative curse forms curse it