- curse, curse word, expletive, oath, swearing, swearword, cuss - profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger; "expletives were deleted"
--1 is a kind of profanity
Derived forms: verb curse2, verb curse1 - execration, condemnation, curse - an appeal to some supernatural power to inflict evil on someone or some group
--2 is a kind of denunciation, denouncement
--2 has particulars: anathema; imprecation, maledictionDerived form: verb curse3 - hex, jinx, curse, whammy - an evil spell; "a witch put a curse on his whole family"; "he put the whammy on me"
--3 is a kind of spell, magic spell, charm
Derived form: verb curse3 - bane, curse, scourge, nemesis - something causes misery or death; "the bane of my life"
--4 is a kind of affliction
- curse, torment - a severe affliction
--5 is a kind of affliction
- curse, cuss, blaspheme, swear, imprecate - utter obscenities or profanities; "The drunken men were cursing loudly in the street"
--1 is one way to express, verbalize, verbalise, utter, give tongue to
Sample sentence:Derived form: noun curse1
Somebody ----s
- curse - heap obscenities upon; "The taxi driver who felt he didn't get a high enough tip cursed the passenger"
--2 is one way to abuse, clapperclaw, blackguard, shout
Sample sentence:Derived form: noun curse1
They want to curse the prisoners
- curse, beshrew, damn, bedamn, anathemize, anathemise, imprecate, maledict - wish harm upon; invoke evil upon; "The bad witch cursed the child"
--3 is one way to raise, conjure, conjure up, invoke, evoke, stir, call down, arouse, bring up, put forward, call forth
Antonyms: bless
Sample sentences:Derived forms: noun curse3, noun curse2
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
- excommunicate, curse - exclude from a church or a religious community; "The gay priest was excommunicated when he married his partner"
--4 is one way to exclude, keep out, shut out, shut
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody