curse:1
nounbefore 12th century{ds||1||}
- a prayer or invocation for harm or injury to come upon one : imprecation
- a profane or obscene oath or word
- something that is cursed or accursed
curse:2
verb
curse
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before 12th century{ds|t|1||}
- to use profanely insolent language against : blaspheme
- to call upon divine or supernatural power to send injury upon
- to execrate in fervent and often profane terms
curse word
noun
curse word
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1870
- a profane or obscene oath or word : curse, swear word
curse out
phrasal verb
curse out
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- to say angry and offensive words to (someone)
the curse
noun
the curse
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- the process of menstruation
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