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Definitions for Curse

[1] the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, doom, etc., befall a person, group, etc.
[2] a formula or charm intended to cause such misfortune to another.
[3] the act of reciting such a formula.
[4] a profane oath; curse word.
[5] an evil that has been invoked upon one.
[6] the cause of evil, misfortune, or trouble.
[7] something accursed.
[8] Slang . the menstrual period; menstruation (usually preceded by the ).
[9] an ecclesiastical censure or anathema.
[10] to wish or invoke evil, calamity, injury, or destruction upon.
[11] to swear at.
[12] to blaspheme.
[13] to afflict with great evil.
[14] to excommunicate.
[15] to utter curses; swear profanely.
[16] a profane or obscene expression of anger, disgust, surprise, etc; oath
[17] an appeal to a supernatural power for harm to come to a specific person, group, etc
[18] harm resulting from an appeal to a supernatural power to be under a curse
[19] something that brings or causes great trouble or harm
[20] a saying, charm, effigy, etc, used to invoke a curse
[21] an ecclesiastical censure of excommunication
[22] the curse informal menstruation or a menstrual period
[23] (intr) to utter obscenities or oaths
[24] (tr) to abuse (someone) with obscenities or oaths
[25] (tr) to invoke supernatural powers to bring harm to (someone or something)
[26] (tr) to bring harm upon
[27] (tr) another word for excommunicate

Words related to Curse

bane, obscenity, expletive, profanity, whammy, disaster, scourge, evil, calamity, burden, jinx, cuss, obloquy, malediction, execration, sacrilege, blasphemy, profanation, commination, imprecation

Words nearby Curse

curry leaf, curry powder, curry puff, currycomb, curschmann's spirals, curse, curse word, cursed, curses, cursive, cursor

Origin of Curse

before 1050; Middle English curs (noun), cursen (verb), Old English curs (noun), cursian (verb), of disputed origin

Words that may be confused with Curse

coarse, course, curse, curse, cuss

Other words from Curse

curs·er , noun
out·curse , verb (used with object), out·cursed, out·curs·ing.
un·curs·ing , adjective

Word origin for Curse

Old English cursian to curse, from curs a curse

Synonyms for Curse

bane, expletive, obscenity, profanity, whammy, anathema, ban, blaspheming, blasphemy, commination, cursing, cussing, damning, denunciation, execration, fulmination, imprecation, malediction, oath, obloquy, profanation, sacrilege, swearing, vilification, cuss word, dirty name, dirty word, double whammy, four-letter word, malison, naughty words, no-no, objuration, swear word