CURSE


Meaning of CURSE in English

I. noun

1.

a denunciation that conveys a wish or threat of evil

the dying man's curse against his family

Synonyms: anathema, commination, imprecation, malediction, malison

Related Word: execration, objurgation; damning, denunciation; blasphemy, profanation, profanity, sacrilege

Antonyms: blessing

2.

Synonyms: swearword , cuss, cussword, expletive, oath, swear

3.

Synonyms: plague 1, pestilence, scourge

II. verb

1.

Synonyms: execrate 1, anathematize, damn, objurgate

Related Word: blaspheme; blight; doom

Idioms: call down curses on the head of, call down evil on

Antonyms: bless

2.

Synonyms: swear 3, bedamn, cuss, damn, execrate, imprecate

Idioms: ||curse up a storm

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