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noun
A supernatural detriment or hindrance; a bane.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: ban, hex, jinx, malediction
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A prayer or imprecation that harm may befall someone.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: anathema, malediction
Antonyms: none provided
noun
The cause of great harm, evil, or misfortune; that which brings evil or severe affliction; torment.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: affliction, plague
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A vulgar epithet.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: cussword, expletive, bad word, curse, curse word, cuss, dirty word, foul word, four-letter word, malediction, oath, obscenity, profanity, swear, vulgarity
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A woman's menses.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated, derogatory, slang, usually, with-definite-article
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: courses, period, Aunt Flo, Aunt Frieda, Aunt Rose, blob, blood sports, Bloody Mary, blowjob week, breaching the beaver dam, catamenia, caught short, Charlie, closed for maintenance, come crook, country cousin, crimson tide, crimson wave, curse, curse of Eve, curse of Tom, dropping clots, entertaining the general, fallen to the Communists, fall off the roof, flowers, flashing the red flag, flying baker, flying the red flag, friend, grandma George, granny, granny grunts, have the painters in, have one's moons, have the rag on, high tide, holy week, illness, in the red tent, Jennie, lady problems, lady time, little sister, menstruation, menstrual period, menstruation period, Monica, monthlies, monthly bill, monthly friend, monthly period, monthly visitor, mooncup time, moontime, mother nature, off games, old faithful, on, on a streak, OTB, on the blob, on the cloth, on the rag, out of order, paddling in scarlet waters, poorliness, ragging, red-headed aunt, red-letter day, red sails in the sunset, riding the cotton pony, riding the red river, Rita Red Pants, shark week, so, so-so, squiffy, surfing the crimson tide, surfing the crimson wave, surrendering to the red army, the captain is home, the cardinal is home, the flag is out, the flag is up, the Reds are playing at home, time for an oil change, time of the month, Tom, Tommy, up on blocks, woman's week
Antonyms: none provided
verb
To place a curse upon (a person or object).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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Synonyms: bewitch, damn, ensorcell, maleficiate
Antonyms: bless
verb
To call upon divine or supernatural power to send injury upon; to imprecate evil upon; to execrate.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: comminate, execrate, imprecate
Antonyms: bless
verb
To speak or shout a vulgar curse or epithet.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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Synonyms: swear, blaspheme, curse, curse like a pagan, curse like a trooper, curse like a sailor, cuss, eff and blind, eff and jeff, execrate, imprecate, swear like a cutter, swear like a pagan, swear like a trooper, swear like a sailor, turn the air blue, vilify
Antonyms: none provided
verb
To use offensive or morally inappropriate language.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
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Synonyms: swear
Antonyms: none provided
verb
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: afflict, shaft, wreak
Antonyms: none provided
noun
profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: curse word, expletive, oath, swearing, swearword, cuss
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: profanity
noun
an evil spell
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: hex, jinx, whammy
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: spell, magic spell, magical spell, charm
noun
an appeal to some supernatural power to inflict evil on someone or some group
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: execration, condemnation
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: denunciation, denouncement
Narrower terms: anathema, imprecation, malediction
noun
a severe affliction
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: torment
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: affliction
noun
something causing misery or death
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: bane, scourge, nemesis
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: affliction
verb
utter obscenities or profanities
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: cuss, blaspheme, swear, imprecate
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: express, verbalize, verbalise, utter, give tongue to
verb
wish harm upon; invoke evil upon
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: beshrew, damn, bedamn, anathemize, anathemise, imprecate, maledict
Antonyms: bless
Broader terms: raise, conjure, conjure up, invoke, evoke, stir, call down, arouse, bring up, put forward, call forth
verb
heap obscenities upon
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: abuse, clapperclaw, blackguard, shout
verb
exclude from a church or a religious community
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: excommunicate, unchurch
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: exclude, keep out, shut out, shut
History
From Middle English curse, kors, cors, curs, from Old English cors, curs (“curse”), of unknown origin.
From Middle English cursen, corsen, coursen, from Old English corsian, cursian (“to curse”), from the noun (see above).
Across languages
596 source translations are retained for this English entry.
