n. 1 malediction, imprecation, denunciation, damnation, execration, oath He heaped curses on all those who opposed him 2 evil, bane, misfortune, affliction, torment, harm, scourge, cross to bear The curse of our generation is that so few of us deeply believe anything 3 profanity, oath, blasphemy, obscenity, bad language, dirty word, swear-word, curse-word A stream of curses issued from the bathroom when Joe cut himself shaving
v. 4 damn, execrate, blast, denounce, anathematize, excommunicate He was cursed by the priests and forbidden ever to enter a temple again 5 swear at, blaspheme at The muleteer was cursing his team 6 burden, saddle, weigh down, handicap She was cursed with bad eyesight and had to wear thick glasses