n. 25B6; noun
she put a curse on him : MALEDICTION, the evil eye; N. Amer. hex; Irish cess; informal jinx; formal imprecation; poetic/literary anathema.
the curse of racism : EVIL, blight, scourge, plague, cancer, canker, poison.
the curse of unemployment : AFFLICTION, burden, cross to bear, bane.
muffled curses : SWEAR WORD, expletive, oath, profanity, four-letter word, dirty word, obscenity, blasphemy; informal cuss, cuss word; formal imprecation.
25B6; verb
it seemed as if the family had been cursed : PUT A CURSE ON, put the evil eye on, hoodoo, anathematize, damn; N. Amer. hex; informal jinx; archaic imprecate.
she was cursed with feelings of inadequacy : AFFLICT, trouble, plague, bedevil.
drivers cursed and sounded their horns : SWEAR, blaspheme, take the Lord's name in vain; informal cuss, turn the air blue, eff and blind; archaic execrate.