Curse - Definition

n 1: profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger;
"expletives were deleted" [syn: curse, curse word,
expletive, oath, swearing, swearword, cuss]
2: an appeal to some supernatural power to inflict evil on
someone or some group [syn: execration, condemnation,
curse]
3: an evil spell; "a witch put a curse on his whole family"; "he
put the whammy on me" [syn: hex, jinx, curse, whammy]
4: something causing misery or death; "the bane of my life"
[syn: bane, curse, scourge, nemesis]
5: a severe affliction [syn: curse, torment]
v 1: utter obscenities or profanities; "The drunken men were
cursing loudly in the street" [syn: curse, cuss,
blaspheme, swear, imprecate]
2: heap obscenities upon; "The taxi driver who felt he didn't
get a high enough tip cursed the passenger"
3: wish harm upon; invoke evil upon; "The bad witch cursed the
child" [syn: curse, beshrew, damn, bedamn,
anathemize, anathemise, imprecate, maledict] [ant:
bless]
4: exclude from a church or a religious community; "The gay
priest was excommunicated when he married his partner" [syn:
excommunicate, unchurch, curse] [ant: communicate]