curse

Meanings

• profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
• an appeal to some supernatural power to inflict evil on someone or some group
• an evil spell
  • "a witch put a curse on his whole family"
• something causing misery or death
• a severe affliction
• utter obscenities or profanities
• heap obscenities upon
  • "The taxi driver who felt he didn't get a high enough tip cursed the passenger"
• wish harm upon; invoke evil upon
  • "The bad witch cursed the child"
• exclude from a church or a religious community

Synonyms

anathemise, anathemize, bane, bedamn, beshrew, blaspheme, condemnation, curse word, cuss, damn, excommunicate, execration, expletive, hex, imprecate, jinx, maledict, nemesis, oath, scourge, swear, swearing, swearword, torment, unchurch, whammy