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| curse [ kurss ] |
noun (plural curs·es) |
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1. swearword: a swearword, obscenity, or blasphemous oath
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2. evil prayer: a malevolent appeal to a supernatural being for harm to come to somebody or something, or the harm that is thought to result from this
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3. source of harm: a cause of unhappiness or harm
  the curse of poverty
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4. menstruation: menstruation or a menstrual period
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dated slang
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5. christianity history religious ban: an ecclesiastical pronouncement of censure or excommunication
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interjection curs·es |
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used as oath: used to express irritation or annoyance
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verb (past and past participle cursed, present participle curs·ing, 3rd person present singular curs·es) |
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1. transitive and intransitive verb swear: to utter swearwords or obscenities at somebody
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2. transitive verb wish evil on somebody: to appeal malevolently to a supernatural being for harm to come to somebody or something
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| [ Old English curs, origin ?] |
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| curs·er noun |
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