curse
Noun
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Profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger (synset 107139804)
"expletives were deleted"is a type of: profanity - vulgar or irreverent speech or action
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An appeal to some supernatural power to inflict evil on someone or some group (synset 107248294)
is a type of: denouncement, denunciation - a public act of denouncingsubtypes:
- 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)
same as: condemnation, execration -
An evil spell (synset 107175075)
"a witch put a curse on his whole family"; "he put the whammy on me"is a type of: charm, magic spell, magical spell, spell - a verbal formula believed to have magical force
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Something causing misery or death (synset 114468692)
"the bane of my life"is a type of: affliction - a cause of great suffering and distress
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A severe affliction (synset 107434954)
is a type of: affliction - a cause of great suffering and distresssame as: torment
Verb
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Utter obscenities or profanities (synset 200867051)
"The drunken men were cursing loudly in the street"is a type of: express, give tongue to, utter, verbalise, verbalize - articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noiseverb group: blaspheme - speak of in an irreverent or impious manner
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Heap obscenities upon (synset 200867978)
"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 (synset 200867622)"The bad witch cursed the child"is a type of: arouse, bring up, call down, call forth, conjure, conjure up, evoke, invoke, put forward, raise, stir - summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic -
Exclude from a church or a religious community (synset 201032430)
"The gay priest was excommunicated when he married his partner"same as: excommunicate, unchurchverb group: excommunicate - oust or exclude from a group or membership by decree
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