English to English noun
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profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger | | Example: expletives were deleted
source: wordnet30
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an appeal to some supernatural power to inflict evil on someone or some group | | source: wordnet30
3 |
an evil spell | | Example: a witch put a curse on his whole family he put the whammy on me
source: wordnet30
4 |
something causing misery or death | | Example: the bane of my life
source: wordnet30
5 |
a severe affliction | | source: wordnet30
6 |
An invocation of, or prayer for, harm or injury; malediction. | | source: webster1913 verb
7 |
utter obscenities or profanities | | Example: The drunken men were cursing loudly in the street
source: wordnet30
8 |
heap obscenities upon | | Example: The taxi driver who felt he didn't get a high enough tip cursed the passenger
source: wordnet30
9 |
wish harm upon; invoke evil upon | | Example: The bad witch cursed the child
source: wordnet30
10 |
exclude from a church or a religious community | | Example: The gay priest was excommunicated when he married his partner
source: wordnet30
11 |
To call upon divine or supernatural power to send injury upon; to imprecate evil upon; to execrate. | | source: webster1913
12 |
To utter imprecations or curses; to affirm or deny with imprecations; to swear. | | source: webster1913
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