what does curse mean?
CURSE as NOUN
- Meaning
- profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
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Hypernyms(s) curse is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- a witch put a curse on his whole family
- he put the whammy on me
Hypernyms(s) curse is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- an appeal to some supernatural power to inflict evil on someone or some group
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Hypernyms(s) curse is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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Hypernyms(s) curse is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- something causes misery or death
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Hypernyms(s) curse is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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CURSE as VERB
- Meaning
- utter obscenities or profanities
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- The drunken men were cursing loudly in the street
Hypernyms(s) curse is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- wish harm upon
- invoke evil upon
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- The bad witch cursed the child
Hypernyms(s) curse is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- The taxi driver who felt he didn”t get a high enough tip cursed the passenger
Hypernyms(s) curse is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- exclude from a church or a religious community
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- The gay priest was excommunicated when he married his partner
Hypernyms(s) curse is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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