Curse

Quick meaning: Curse is a noun meaning A supernatural detriment or hindrance; a bane.

Meaning

A supernatural detriment or hindrance; a bane.

More Meanings

1. A prayer or imprecation that harm may befall someone.
2. The cause of great harm, evil, or misfortune; that which brings evil or severe affliction; torment.
3. A vulgar epithet.
4. (transitive) To place a curse upon (a person or object).
5. To call upon divine or supernatural power to send injury upon; to imprecate evil upon; to execrate.
6. (transitive) To speak or shout a vulgar curse or epithet.
7. (slang, dated, derogatory, usually with "the") A woman's menses.

Example Sentences

Thou ſhalt not[…]curſe the ruler of thy people.

The common curſe of mankinde, Folly and Ignorance[…]

“The farm's had a lot of bad luck, you see. Dad thinks there is a curse on the place.” “Most like. Most like,” said Catweazle, gobbling the banana.

Oh Portius, is there not some choſen Curſe, Some hidden Thunder in the Stores of Heav’n, Red with uncommon Wrath, to blaſt the Man Who owes his Greatneſs to his Country’s Ruin?

Word Forms

• curses
• cursing
• cursed
• curst

Synonyms for curse

Depending on context, synonyms include ban, hex, jinx, anathema, affliction, plague.

Antonyms for curse

Common opposites include bless.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include maledict, imprecate, execration, beshrew, bedamn, jinx.

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