ENGLISH: curse - CREOLE: joure



Overview of noun curse



The noun curse has 5 senses (first 3 from tagged texts)



1. (5) curse, curse word, expletive, oath, swearing, swearword, cuss -- (profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger; "expletives were deleted")

2. (1) execration, condemnation, curse -- (an appeal to some supernatural power to inflict evil on someone or some group)

3. (1) hex, jinx, curse, whammy -- (an evil spell; "a witch put a curse on his whole family"; "he put the whammy on me")

4. bane, curse, scourge, nemesis -- (something causes misery or death; "the bane of my life")

5. curse, torment -- (a severe affliction)



Overview of verb curse



The verb curse has 4 senses (first 3 from tagged texts)



1. (17) curse, cuss, blaspheme, swear, imprecate -- (utter obscenities or profanities; "The drunken men were cursing loudly in the street")

2. (10) curse -- (heap obscenities upon; "The taxi driver who felt he didn't get a high enough tip cursed the passenger")

3. (2) curse, beshrew, damn, bedamn, anathemize, anathemise, imprecate, maledict -- (wish harm upon; invoke evil upon; "The bad witch cursed the child")

4. excommunicate, unchurch, curse -- (exclude from a church or a religious community; "The gay priest was excommunicated when he married his partner")

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