curse
[ kurs ]
/ kɜrs /
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noun
verb (used with object), cursed or curst, curs·ing.
verb (used without object), cursed or curst, curs·ing.
to utter curses; swear profanely.
OTHER WORDS FOR curse
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Origin of curse
First recorded in before 1050; Middle English curs (noun), cursen (verb), Old English curs (noun), cursian (verb), of disputed origin
synonym study for curse
10, 12. Curse, blaspheme, swear are often interchangeable in the sense of using profane language. However, curse is the general word for the heartfelt invoking or angry calling down of evil on another: to curse an enemy. To blaspheme is to speak contemptuously or with abuse of God or of sacred things: to blaspheme openly. To swear is to use the name of God or of some holy person or thing as an exclamation to add force or show anger: to swear in every sentence.
OTHER WORDS FROM curse
curser, nounoutcurse, verb (used with object), out·cursed, out·curs·ing.un·curs·ing, adjectiveDictionary.com Unabridged
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British Dictionary definitions for curse
curse
/ (kɜːs) /
noun
verb curses, cursing, cursed or archaic curst
Derived forms of curse
curser, nounWord Origin for curse
Old English cursian to curse, from curs a curse
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