Thesaurus: curse

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1. v. t. To call upon divine or supernatural power to send injury upon; to imprecate evil upon; to execrate.
2. v. t. 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.
3. v. i. To utter imprecations or curses; to affirm or deny with imprecations; to swear.
4. v. t. An invocation of, or prayer for, harm or injury; malediction.
5. v. t. Evil pronounced or invoked upon another, solemnly, or in passion; subjection to, or sentence of, divine condemnation.
6. v. t. The cause of great harm, evil, or misfortune; that which brings evil or severe affliction; torment.
7. n. profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
8. n. an appeal to some supernatural power to inflict evil on someone or some group
9. n. an evil spell
10. n. something causing misery or death
11. n. a severe affliction
12. v. utter obscenities or profanities