 curst |
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| 1. | [ verb ] utter obscenities or profanities | |
| Synonyms: | swear cuss blaspheme imprecate | |
| Examples: | "The drunken men were cursing loudly in the street" |
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| Related terms: | express blaspheme swearer | |
| 2. | [ verb ] heap obscenities upon | |
| Examples: | "The taxi driver who felt he didn't get a high enough tip cursed the passenger" |
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| Related terms: | abuse | |
| 3. | [ noun ] profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger | |
| Synonyms: | oath expletive swearing swearword cuss curse_word | |
| Examples: | "expletives were deleted" |
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| Related terms: | profanity | |
| 4. | [ verb ] wish harm upon; put a curse on | |
| Synonyms: | damn imprecate bedamn anathemize maledict anathemise beshrew | |
| Examples: | "The bad witch cursed the child" |
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| Related terms: | bless raise imprecation damnation execration hex | |
| 5. | [ noun ] an evil spell | |
| Synonyms: | hex whammy jinx | |
| Examples: | "a witch put a curse on his whole family" "he put the whammy on me" |
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| Related terms: | spell | |
| 6. | [ noun ] an appeal to some supernatural power to inflict evil on someone or some group | |
| Synonyms: | condemnation execration | |
| Related terms: | denunciation imprecation anathema | |
| 7. | [ verb ] (religion) exclude from a church or a religious community | |
| Synonyms: | excommunicate | |
| Examples: | "The gay priest was excommunicated when he married his partner" |
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| Related terms: | communicate exclude excommunicate excommunication | |
| 8. | [ noun ] something causes misery or death | |
| Synonyms: | scourge nemesis bane | |
| Examples: | "the bane of my life" |
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| Related terms: | affliction lay_waste_to | |
| 9. | [ noun ] a severe affliction | |
| Synonyms: | torment | |
| Related terms: | affliction | |
| Similar spelling: |
cursed |
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