Found 3 items, similar to curse.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: curse kutukan, mengutuk, serapah, sumpah
English → English (WordNet) Definition: curse 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”; “he put the whammy on me” [syn: hex, jinx, whammy] 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; “The taxi driver who felt he didn't get a high enough tip cursed the passenger” 3: wish harm upon; invoke evil upon; “The bad witch cursed the child” [syn: beshrew, damn, bedamn, anathemize, anathemise, imprecate, maledict] [ant: bless] 4: exclude from a church or a religious community; “The gay priest was excommunicated when he married his partner” [syn: excommunicate] [ant: communicate] [also: curst]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Curse Curse \Curse\, v. i. To utter imprecations or curses; to affirm or deny with imprecations; to swear. [1913 Webster] Then began he to curse and to swear. --Matt. xxi. 74. [1913 Webster] His spirits hear me, And yet I need must curse. --Shak. [1913 Webster] Curse \Curse\, n. [AS. curs. See Curse, v. t.] 1. An invocation of, or prayer for, harm or injury; malediction. [1913 Webster] Lady, you know no rules of charity, Which renders good for bad, blessings for curses. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Evil pronounced or invoked upon another, solemnly, or in passion; subjection to, or sentence of, divine condemnation. [1913 Webster] The priest shall write these curses in a book. --Num. v. 23. [1913 Webster] Curses, like chickens, come home to roost. --Old Proverb. [1913 Webster] 3. The cause of great harm, evil, or misfortune; that which brings evil or severe affliction; torment. [1913 Webster] The common curse of mankind, folly and ignorance. --Shak. [1913 Webster] All that I eat, or drink, or shall beget, Is propagated curse. --Milton. [1913 Webster] The curse of Scotland (Card Playing), the nine of diamonds. Not worth a curse. See under Cress. Syn: Malediction; imprecation; execration. See Malediction. [1913 Webster] Curse \Curse\ (k?rs), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Cursed (k?rst) or Curst; p. pr. & vb. n. Cursing.] [AS. cursian, corsian, perh. of Scand. origin; cf. Dan. korse to make the sign of the cross, Sw. korsa, fr. Dan. & Sw. kors cross, Icel kross, all these Scand. words coming fr. OF. crois, croiz, fr. L. crux cross. Cf. Cross.] 1. To call upon divine or supernatural power to send injury upon; to imprecate evil upon; to execrate. [1913 Webster] Thou shalt not . . . curse the ruler of thy people. --Ex. xxii. 28. [1913 Webster] Ere sunset I'll make thee curse the deed. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To bring great evil upon; to be the cause of serious harm or unhappiness to; to furnish with that which will be a cause of deep trouble; to afflict or injure grievously; to harass or torment. [1913 Webster] On impious realms and barbarous kings impose Thy plagues, and curse 'em with such sons as those. --Pope. [1913 Webster] To curse by bell, book, and candle. See under Bell. [1913 Webster]