Curse

  • 11Curse — For other uses, see Curse (disambiguation). A woman makes a cursing ritual ceremony, by Hokusai A curse (also called execration) is any expressed wish that some form of adversity or misfortune will befall or attach to some other entity one or… …

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  • 12curse —    A SPELL or action to harm, often done by invoking the help of DEMONs, other spirits, and deities. In Christian tradition, a curse can cause demonic problems, including POSSESSION. The person who makes the curse ultimately suffers the effects… …

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  • 13curse — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 word used for expressing anger ADJECTIVE ▪ muffled ▪ loud VERB + CURSE ▪ mutter ▪ let out, utter …

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  • 14curse — [[t]kɜ͟ː(r)s[/t]] curses, cursing, cursed 1) VERB If you curse, you use rude or offensive language, usually because you are angry about something. [WRITTEN] I cursed and hobbled to my feet. Syn: swear N COUNT Curse is also a noun. He shot her an… …

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  • 15curse — I n. 1) to pronounce, put a curse on, upon smb. 2) to utter a curse 3) to lift a curse 4) under a curse II v. (D; tr.) to curse for (she cursed him for his clumsiness) * * * [kɜːs] put a curse on upon smb. to lift a curse to pronounce …

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  • 16curse — 01. Please don t [curse] in front of the children; I don t want them to learn your bad language. 02. The old man [cursed] at the young boys who broke his window with a rock, calling them every bad word he knew. 03. I [cursed] myself for… …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 17curse — curse1 [kə:s US kə:rs] v 1.) to swear ▪ Gilbert was cursing under his breath. 2.) [T] to say or think bad things about someone or something because they have made you angry ▪ He cursed his bad luck in arriving just after she d left. curse sb/sth… …

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  • 18curse — I UK [kɜː(r)s] / US [kɜrs] verb Word forms curse : present tense I/you/we/they curse he/she/it curses present participle cursing past tense cursed past participle cursed * 1) a) [intransitive] to use offensive or impolite language He looked at… …

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  • 19curse — curse1 [ kɜrs ] verb * 1. ) intransitive to use offensive or impolite language: SWEAR: She looked at her watch, cursed, and ran for a taxi. a ) transitive to say or think offensive or impolite words about someone or something: Joe will be cursing …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 20curse — 1. noun 1) she put a curse on him Syn: malediction, hex, jinx; formal imprecation; literary anathema; (a curse) the evil eye 2) the curse of racism Syn: evil, blight, scourge, plague, cancer …

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