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curse

noun

  1. profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger; “expletives were deleted”

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  2. an appeal to some supernatural power to inflict evil on someone or some group

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  3. an evil spell; “a witch put a curse on his whole family”; “he put the whammy on me”

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  4. something causing misery or death; “the bane of my life”

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  5. a severe affliction

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verb

  1. utter obscenities or profanities; “The drunken men were cursing loudly in the street”

  2. heap obscenities upon; “The taxi driver who felt he didn’t get a high enough tip cursed the passenger”

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  3. wish harm upon; invoke evil upon; “The bad witch cursed the child”

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  4. exclude from a church or a religious community; “The gay priest was excommunicated when he married his partner”

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