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profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger; “expletives were deleted”
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an appeal to some supernatural power to inflict evil on someone or some group
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an evil spell; “a witch put a curse on his whole family”; “he put the whammy on me”
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something causing misery or death; “the bane of my life”
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a severe affliction
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verb
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utter obscenities or profanities; “The drunken men were cursing loudly in the street”
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heap obscenities upon; “The taxi driver who felt he didn’t get a high enough tip cursed the passenger”
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wish harm upon; invoke evil upon; “The bad witch cursed the child”
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exclude from a church or a religious community; “The gay priest was excommunicated when he married his partner”
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