curse (
http://definr.com/curse)
n 1: profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger;
"expletives were deleted" [syn:
curse word,
expletive,
oath,
swearing,
swearword,
cuss]
2: an appeal to some supernatural power to inflict evil on
someone or some group [syn:
execration,
condemnation]
3: an evil spell; "a witch put a curse on his whole family"
[syn:
hex,
jinx]
4: something causes misery or death; "the bane of my life"
[syn:
bane,
scourge,
nemesis]
5: a severe affliction [syn:
torment]
v 1: utter obscenities or profanities; "The drunken men were
cursing loudly in the street" [syn:
cuss,
blaspheme,
swear,
imprecate]
2: heap obscenities upon
3: wish harm upon; put a curse on; "The bad witch cursed the
child" [syn:
beshrew,
damn,
bedamn,
anathemize,
imprecate,
maledict] [ant:
bless]
4: exclude from a church or a religious communities [syn:
excommunicate]
[ant:
communicate]