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curse
(kûrs)n.
1.
a. An appeal or prayer for evil or misfortune to befall someone or something.
b. Evil or misfortune viewed as resulting from such an appeal: believed that the amulet would ward off curses.
2. A source or cause of evil; a scourge: "Selfishness is the greatest curse of the human race" (William Ewart Gladstone).
3. A profane word or phrase; a swearword.
4. Ecclesiastical A censure, ban, or anathema.
5. Offensive Menstruation. Used with the.
v. cursed or curst (kûrst), curs·ing, curs·es
v. tr.
1. To invoke evil or misfortune upon; damn.
2. To swear at: cursed the car because it wouldn't start.
3. To bring evil upon; afflict: was cursed with crippling arthritis.
4. Ecclesiastical To put under a ban or anathema; excommunicate.
v. intr.
To utter curses; swear.
[Middle English, from Old English curs, probably from Medieval Latin cursus, daily set of liturgical prayers, set of imprecations read in church four times in the year and imposing automatic excommunication for certain sins, from Latin, course; see course.]
curs′er n.
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curse
(kɜːs)n
1. a profane or obscene expression of anger, disgust, surprise, etc; oath
2. an appeal to a supernatural power for harm to come to a specific person, group, etc
3. harm resulting from an appeal to a supernatural power: to be under a curse.
4. something that brings or causes great trouble or harm
5. a saying, charm, effigy, etc, used to invoke a curse
6. (Ecclesiastical Terms) an ecclesiastical censure of excommunication
7. (Physiology) the curse informal menstruation or a menstrual period
vb, curses, cursing, cursed or archaic curst
8. (intr) to utter obscenities or oaths
9. (tr) to abuse (someone) with obscenities or oaths
10. (tr) to invoke supernatural powers to bring harm to (someone or something)
11. (tr) to bring harm upon
12. (Roman Catholic Church) (tr) another word for excommunicate
[Old English cursian to curse, from curs a curse]
ˈcurser n
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curse
(kɜrs)n., v. cursed, curs•ing. n.
1. the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, doom, etc., befall someone.
2. a formula or charm intended to cause such misfortune to another.
3. the act of reciting such a formula.
4. a profane or obscene word, esp. as used in anger or for emphasis; swearword.
5. an evil or misfortune that has been invoked upon one.
6. the cause of evil, misfortune, or trouble.
7. something accursed.
8. Slang. the menstrual period (usu. prec. by the).
9. an ecclesiastical censure or anathema.
v.t. 10. to wish or invoke evil, calamity, injury, or destruction upon.
11. to swear at.
12. to blaspheme.
13. to afflict with great evil.
14. to excommunicate.
v.i. 15. to utter curses; swear profanely.
[before 1050; Middle English curs (n.), cursen (v.), Old English curs (n.), cursian (v.), of disputed orig.]
curs′er, n.
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curse
- First an utterance of God or other deity.See also related terms for utterance.
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Curse
of painters: painters collectively, 1486; a curse of creditors—Lipton, 1970.Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
curse
Past participle: cursed/curst
Gerund: cursing
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| Noun | 1. |  curse - profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger; "expletives were deleted"profanity - vulgar or irreverent speech or action |
| 2. | curse - an appeal to some supernatural power to inflict evil on someone or some group denouncement, denunciation - a public act of denouncing anathema - a formal ecclesiastical curse accompanied by excommunication imprecation, malediction - the act of calling down a curse that invokes evil (and usually serves as an insult); "he suffered the imprecations of the mob" | |
| 3. | curse - an evil spell; "a witch put a curse on his whole family"; "he put the whammy on me" magic spell, magical spell, charm, spell - a verbal formula believed to have magical force; "he whispered a spell as he moved his hands"; "inscribed around its base is a charm in Balinese" | |
| 4. |  curse - something causing misery or death; "the bane of my life"affliction - a cause of great suffering and distress | |
| 5. |  curse - a severe affliction affliction - a cause of great suffering and distress | |
| Verb | 1. |  curse - utter obscenities or profanities; "The drunken men were cursing loudly in the street"blaspheme - speak of in an irreverent or impious manner; "blaspheme God" give tongue to, utter, express, verbalise, verbalize - articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise; "She expressed her anger"; "He uttered a curse" |
| 2. | curse - heap obscenities upon; "The taxi driver who felt he didn't get a high enough tip cursed the passenger" blackguard, clapperclaw, abuse, shout - use foul or abusive language towards; "The actress abused the policeman who gave her a parking ticket"; "The angry mother shouted at the teacher" | |
| 3. |  curse - wish harm upon; invoke evil upon; "The bad witch cursed the child"bring up, call down, conjure, conjure up, invoke, call forth, put forward, arouse, evoke, stir, raise - summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic; "raise the specter of unemployment"; "he conjured wild birds in the air"; "call down the spirits from the mountain" bless - give a benediction to; "The dying man blessed his son" | |
| 4. | curse - exclude from a church or a religious community; "The gay priest was excommunicated when he married his partner" excommunicate - oust or exclude from a group or membership by decree |
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curse
verb
1. swear, cuss (informal), blaspheme, use bad language, turn the air blue (informal), be foul-mouthed, take the Lord's name in vain He was obviously very drunk and cursed continuously at passers-by.
2. abuse, damn, scold, swear at, revile, vilify, fulminate, execrate, vituperate, imprecate He cursed her for having been so careless.
3. put a curse on, damn, doom, jinx, excommunicate, execrate, put a jinx on, accurse, imprecate, anathematize I began to think that I was cursed.
noun
1. oath, obscenity, blasphemy, expletive, profanity, imprecation, swearword He shot her an angry look and a curse.
2. oath, anathema, jinx, hoodoo (informal), evil eye, excommunication, imprecation, malediction, execration He believes someone has put a curse on him.
3. affliction, evil, plague, scourge, cross, trouble, disaster, burden, ordeal, torment, hardship, misfortune, calamity, tribulation, bane, vexation The curse of alcoholism is a huge problem in Britain.
Quotations
"A plague o' both your houses" [William Shakespeare Romeo and Juliet]
"How comes it that you curse, Frère Jean? It's only, said the monk, in order to embellish my language" [François Rabelais Gargantua]
"A plague o' both your houses" [William Shakespeare Romeo and Juliet]
"How comes it that you curse, Frère Jean? It's only, said the monk, in order to embellish my language" [François Rabelais Gargantua]
Proverbs
"Curses, like chickens, come home to roost"
"Curses, like chickens, come home to roost"
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curse
noun1. A denunciation invoking a wish or threat of evil or injury:
Archaic: malison.
1. To invoke evil or injury upon:
Informal: cuss.
3. To bring great harm or suffering to:
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Translations
شَتْـملَعْنَةلَعنَـه، عناء، شَقاءيَشتُميَلعَن
клетвапроклятиепсувня
kletbaklítnadávkaprokletíproklínat
forbandelsebandebande overbandenforbande
malbeni
kirouskiroillakirota
kletva
átokmegátkozátkozni
bölva, blótabölva, formælabölvun, formælingbölvun, ólán
ののしり呪い
저주
keikimaskeiksmaskeiktikeiktispasmerktas turėti
lādēšanāslādētieslamāšanāslamātieslāsts
blestemblestema
kliatbaprekliatiepreklínať
kletvicapreklinjatiuročitiurok
förbannaförbannelsesvärasvordom
คำสาปแช่ง
sự chửi rủa
curse
[kɜːs]A. N
1. (= malediction, spell) → maldición f
to put a curse on sb → maldecir a algn
a curse on it! → ¡maldito sea!
to put a curse on sb → maldecir a algn
a curse on it! → ¡maldito sea!
B. VT [+ luck, stupidity] → maldecir; [+ person] → echar pestes de
curse it! → ¡maldito sea!
I curse the day I met him → maldita sea la hora en que lo conocí
to be cursed with → padecer, tener que soportar
he seemed to be cursed with bad luck → parecía que la mala suerte le perseguía
to curse o.s → maldecirse (for being a fool por tonto)
curse it! → ¡maldito sea!
I curse the day I met him → maldita sea la hora en que lo conocí
to be cursed with → padecer, tener que soportar
he seemed to be cursed with bad luck → parecía que la mala suerte le perseguía
to curse o.s → maldecirse (for being a fool por tonto)
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
curse
[ˈkɜːrs] vi (= swear) → jurer, blasphémer
vt [+ person] → maudire; [+ situation, fate, one's luck] → maudire
to curse sb for sth → maudire qn pour qch
to curse sb for doing sth → maudire qn d'avoir fait qch
to curse o.s. → se maudire
to curse o.s. for sth → se maudire pour qch
to curse o.s. for doing sth → se maudire d'avoir fait qch
to curse sb for sth → maudire qn pour qch
to curse sb for doing sth → maudire qn d'avoir fait qch
to curse o.s. → se maudire
to curse o.s. for sth → se maudire pour qch
to curse o.s. for doing sth → se maudire d'avoir fait qch
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
curse
n
(= malediction) → Fluch m; to be under a curse → unter einem Fluch stehen; to put somebody under a curse → jdn mit einem Fluch belegen, einen Fluch über jdn aussprechen; a curse or a thousand curses on this pen/him! (old, hum) → den Füller/den soll doch der Kuckuck holen! (inf), → dieser vermaledeite Füller/Mensch! (old); curses! (inf) → verflucht! (inf)
(= swearword) → Fluch m
vt
(= put a curse on) → verfluchen; curse you/it! (inf) → verflucht! (inf), → verdammt! (inf), → Mist! (inf); I could curse you for forgetting it → ich könnte dich verwünschen, dass du das vergessen hast; where is he now, curse the man or curse him! (inf) → wo steckt er jetzt, der verfluchte Kerl! (inf); curse these trains! (inf) → diese verfluchten Züge! (inf)
(= swear at or about) → fluchen über (+acc)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
curse
[kɜːs]1. n
c. (swearword) → imprecazione f; (blasphemous) → bestemmia
2. vt → maledire
3. vi → bestemmiare
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
curse
(kəːs) verb1. to wish that evil may fall upon. I curse the day that I was born!; The witch cursed him.
2. to use violent language; to swear. He cursed (at his own stupidity) when he dropped the hammer on his toe.
noun1. an act of cursing, or the words used. the witch's curse.
2. a thing or person which is cursed. Having to work is the curse of my life.
cursed with having the misfortune to have. She's cursed with a troublesome mother-in-law.
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curse
→ لَعْنَة nadávka forbandelse Fluch κατάρα maldición, palabrota kirous malédiction kletva imprecazione ののしり 저주 vloek forbannelse przekleństwo maldição, palavrão проклятие förbannelse คำสาปแช่ง küfür sự chửi rủa 诅咒Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009