curseverb
uk/kɜːs/us/kɝːs/curse verb (SPEAK ANGRILY)
[ I or T ] to use a word or an expression that is not polite and shows that you are very angry:
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Swearing and blasphemy
- bad language
- blasphemous
- blasphemy
- cuss
- damn
- dirty word
- eff
- expletive
- four-letter word
- imprecation
- oath
- profanity
- strong language
- swear like a trooper idiom
- swear word
- swearing
- the F-word
- trooper
- wash
- wash your mouth out (with soap/soapy water) idiom
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curse verb (PERFORM MAGIC)
[ T ] to say magic words that are intended to bring bad luck to someone:
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Magic
- abracadabra
- alchemy
- bewitch
- black magic
- chalice
- conjure
- escapology
- evil
- hex
- hoodoo
- incantation
- magic word
- magical
- potion
- sleight of hand
- sorcery
- spell
- the evil eye idiom
- witchcraft
- wizardry
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cursenoun
uk/kɜːs/us/kɝːs/curse noun (MAGIC)
[ C ] magic words that are intended to bring bad luck to someone:
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Magic
- abracadabra
- alchemy
- bewitch
- black magic
- chalice
- conjure
- escapology
- evil
- hex
- hoodoo
- incantation
- magic word
- magical
- potion
- sleight of hand
- sorcery
- spell
- the evil eye idiom
- witchcraft
- wizardry
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curse noun (TROUBLE)
[ C ] a cause of trouble and unhappiness:
a woman's period (= flow of blood each month)
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Difficult situations and unpleasant experiences
- a (heavy) cross to bear idiom
- a cloud on the horizon idiom
- a fate worse than death idiom
- a hard/tough row to hoe idiom
- a narrow squeak idiom
- barrel
- bind
- crunch
- eventuality
- fate
- feeding frenzy
- genie
- going
- have a bumpy ride idiom
- rum
- schtuck
- shtook
- stalemate
- standoff
- vortex
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curse noun (ANGRY WORD)
[ C ] a rude word or phrase
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Swearing and blasphemy
- bad language
- blasphemous
- blasphemy
- cuss
- damn
- dirty word
- eff
- expletive
- four-letter word
- imprecation
- oath
- profanity
- strong language
- swear like a trooper idiom
- swear word
- swearing
- the F-word
- trooper
- wash
- wash your mouth out (with soap/soapy water) idiom
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