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English noun: curse | |||
| 1. | curse (communication) profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger | ||
| Samples | Expletives were deleted. | ||
| Synonyms | curse word, cuss, expletive, oath, swearing, swearword | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | profanity | ||
| 2. | curse (communication) an appeal to some supernatural power to inflict evil on someone or some group | ||
| Synonyms | condemnation, execration | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | denouncement, denunciation | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | anathema, imprecation, malediction | ||
| 3. | curse (communication) an evil spell | ||
| Samples | A witch put a curse on his whole family. He put the whammy on me. | ||
| Synonyms | hex, jinx, whammy | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | charm, magic spell, magical spell, spell | ||
| 4. | curse (state) something causing misery or death | ||
| Samples | The bane of my life. | ||
| Synonyms | bane, nemesis, scourge | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | affliction | ||
| 5. | curse (event) a severe affliction | ||
| Synonyms | torment | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | affliction | ||
English verb: curse | |||
| 1. | curse (communication) utter obscenities or profanities | ||
| Samples | The drunken men were cursing loudly in the street. | ||
| Synonyms | blaspheme, cuss, imprecate, swear | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | express, give tongue to, utter, verbalise, verbalize | ||
| Verb group | blaspheme | ||
| 2. | curse (communication) heap obscenities upon | ||
| Samples | The taxi driver who felt he didn't get a high enough tip cursed the passenger. | ||
| Examples | They want to curse the prisoners | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | abuse, blackguard, clapperclaw, shout | ||
| 3. | curse (communication) wish harm upon; invoke evil upon | ||
| Samples | The bad witch cursed the child. | ||
| Synonyms | anathemise, anathemize, bedamn, beshrew, damn, imprecate, maledict | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | arouse, bring up, call down, call forth, conjure, conjure up, evoke, invoke, put forward, raise, stir | ||
| Antonyms | bless | ||
| 4. | curse (communication) exclude from a church or a religious community | ||
| Samples | The gay priest was excommunicated when he married his partner. | ||
| Synonyms | excommunicate, unchurch | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | exclude, keep out, shut, shut out | ||
| Verb group | excommunicate | ||
| Antonyms | communicate | ||
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