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Meaning of 'curse' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Curse [ v. i.]
- To utter imprecations or curses; to affirm or deny with imprecations; to swear.
2 . Curse [ v. t.]
- To call upon divine or supernatural power to send injury upon; to imprecate evil upon; to execrate.
- To bring great evil upon; to be the cause of serious harm or unhappiness to; to furnish with that which will be a cause of deep trouble; to afflict or injure grievously; to harass or torment.
- An invocation of, or prayer for, harm or injury; malediction.
- Evil pronounced or invoked upon another, solemnly, or in passion; subjection to, or sentence of, divine condemnation.
- The cause of great harm, evil, or misfortune; that which brings evil or severe affliction; torment.

Meaning of 'curse' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . curse [ n]
Meaning (1):
- an evil spell
Example in sentence:
  • a witch put a curse on his whole family;
  • he put the whammy on me
Meaning (2):
- profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
Example in sentence:
  • expletives were deleted
Meaning (3):
- something causing misery or death
Example in sentence:
  • the bane of my life
4 . curse [ v]
Meaning (4):
- wish harm upon; invoke evil upon
Example in sentence:
  • The bad witch cursed the child
Meaning (5):
- utter obscenities or profanities
Example in sentence:
  • The drunken men were cursing loudly in the street
Meaning (6):
- exclude from a church or a religious community
Example in sentence:
  • The gay priest was excommunicated when he married his partner
Meaning (7):
- heap obscenities upon
Example in sentence:
  • The taxi driver who felt he didn't get a high enough tip cursed the passenger

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