curse
Pronunciation
[change]Noun
[change]- (countable) A curse is a wish or hope that something bad will happen to someone or something.
- The evil queen put a curse on the young girl.
- (countable) A curse is a swear word.
- (countable) A curse is the cause of a lot of harm or evil; it is something that brings evil or harm.
Verb
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- (intransitive) If you curse, you use a swear word.
- Synonym: swear
- (transitive) If you curse someone, you wish or hope that something bad will happen to them.
- I curse you and all your family for ever!
