Found 2 items, similar to curst.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: curst curst See curse curst adj : deserving a curse; sometimes used as an intensifier; “villagers shun the area believing it to be cursed”; “cursed with four daughter”; “not a cursed drop”; “his cursed stupidity”; “I'll be cursed if I can see your reasoning” [syn: cursed] [ant: blessed] 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: Curst 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] Curst \Curst\ (k?rst), imp. & p. p. of Curse. [1913 Webster] Curst \Curst\, a. [SeeCurse.] Froward; malignant; mischievous; malicious; snarling. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Though his mind Be ne'er so curst, his tonque is kind. --Crashaw. [1913 Webster]