American English pronunciation
How to pronounce curse
IPA transcription: ['kɚs]
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Noun
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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
Verb
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utter obscenities or profanities
“The drunken men were cursing loudly in the street”
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wish harm upon; invoke evil upon
“The bad witch cursed the child”
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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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exclude from a church or a religious community
“The gay priest was excommunicated when he married his partner”
Usage examples
- Curses, like chickens come home to roost.
- Curse the moment I met that old man, he thought.
- Curses, like chickens come home to roost.
- Finally, Hex discovers that, as his name suggests, he was cursed from the beginning.
- The fetus corrected his father, the father got angry and cursed him.
- Today, I understand something I didn't see before: every blessing ignored becomes a curse.
- The alchemist's words echoed out like a curse.
- The alchemist's words echoed out like a curse.
- Curses, like chickens come home to roost.
- Curses, like chickens come home to roost.