curse

Meanings

Noun

• A supernatural detriment or hindrance; a bane.
• A prayer or imprecation that harm may befall someone.
• The cause of great harm, evil, or misfortune; that which brings evil or severe affliction; torment.
• A vulgar epithet.
• A woman's menses.

Verb

• To place a curse upon (a person or object).
• To call upon divine or supernatural power to send injury upon; to imprecate evil upon; to execrate.
• To speak or shout a vulgar curse or epithet.
• To use offensive or morally inappropriate language.
• 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.

Related

Opposite words

• bless

Origin

• From Middle English curse, kors, cors, curs, from Old English cors, curs, of unknown origin.
• From Middle English cursen, corsen, coursen, from Old English corsian, cursian, from the noun (see above).