curse
noun
[ kəːs ]
• a solemn utterance intended to invoke a supernatural power to inflict harm or punishment on someone or something.
• "she'd put a curse on him"
Similar:
malediction,
the evil eye,
imprecation,
execration,
voodoo,
hoodoo,
anathema,
excommunication,
hex,
cess,
jinx,
malison,
ban,
• an offensive word or phrase used to express anger or annoyance.
• "at every blow there was a curse"
Similar:
swear word,
expletive,
oath,
profanity,
four-letter word,
dirty word,
obscenity,
imprecation,
blasphemy,
vulgarism,
vulgarity,
swearing,
bad/foul language,
strong language,
cuss,
cuss word,
curse
verb
• invoke or use a curse against.
• "it often seemed as if the family had been cursed"
Similar:
put a curse on,
put the evil eye on,
execrate,
imprecate,
hoodoo,
anathematize,
excommunicate,
damn,
hex,
put a jinx on,
jinx,
accurse,
• utter offensive words in anger or annoyance.
• "he cursed loudly as he burned his hand"
Similar:
swear,
utter profanities,
utter oaths,
use bad/foul language,
be foul-mouthed,
blaspheme,
be blasphemous,
take the Lord's name in vain,
swear like a trooper,
damn,
cuss,
turn the air blue,
eff and blind,
execrate,
Origin:
Old English, of unknown origin.
