curse
noun
the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, doom, etc., befall a person, group, etc.
have cursed
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present perfectof curse.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Frank was willing to lose the Wales forward, but he may well have cursed the decision as Kudus limped disconsolately away with what looked like a muscle injury.
From BBC ● Jan. 4, 2026
Since his disappearance June 5, friends have joked that if he had been found, he would have cursed them out: “You took too long!”
From Washington Post ● Jun. 18, 2022
And jobless Californians, struggling to access unemployment benefits, have cursed the administration’s bureaucratic inertia.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 7, 2021
Pandemics have cursed the presidencies of both Trump and Woodrow Wilson.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 3, 2020
She would have cursed her weakness, had she the strength.
From "Lyddie" by Katherine Paterson
