I.
noun
1 word used for expressing anger
ADJECTIVE
▪ muffled
▪ loud
VERB + CURSE
▪ mutter
▪ let out , utter
▪ hear
CURSE + NOUN
▪ word ( AmE )
2 wish that sth terrible will happen to sb
ADJECTIVE
▪ ancient
▪ evil , terrible
▪ family
VERB + CURSE
▪ utter
▪ place , put
▪ break , lift , remove
PREPOSITION
▪ under a ~
▪
She thought that she must be under a ~.
▪ ~ on , ~ upon
▪
The witch is supposed to have put a ~ on the house.
II.
verb
ADVERB
▪ roundly
▪ loudly
▪ aloud
▪ quietly , softly , under your breath
▪
He ~d under his breath as the hammer slipped.
▪ inwardly , mentally , silently
▪ angrily
PREPOSITION
▪ for
▪
I ~d her roundly for being late.
PHRASES
▪ ~ and swear ( BrE )
▪ ~ and shout, yell, scream, etc.
▪
She was cursing and screaming at me just because I was late.
▪ ~ the day
▪
He was now cursing the day he ever got involved.
▪ ~ your luck
▪
She ~d her luck that she had had to wait for so long.
Curse is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ fate , ↑ stupidity