curse
[ kurs ]
/ kɜrs /
noun
verb (used with object), cursed or curst, curs·ing.
verb (used without object), cursed or curst, curs·ing.
to utter curses; swear profanely.
Origin of curse
before 1050; Middle English
curs (noun),
cursen (verb), Old English
curs (noun),
cursian (verb), of disputed origin
SYNONYMS FOR curse
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
curs·er, noun out·curse, verb (used with object), out·cursed, out·curs·ing. un·curs·ing, adjectiveWords nearby curse
curry leaf,
curry powder,
curry puff,
currycomb,
curschmann's spirals,
curse,
curse word,
cursed,
curses,
cursive,
cursor
Example sentences from the Web for curses
British Dictionary definitions for curses (1 of 2)
curses
/ (ˈkɜːsɪz) /
interjection
often facetious
an expression of disappointment or dismay
British Dictionary definitions for curses (2 of 2)
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