Complete Definition of "curse"

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English

Pronunciation
audio|en-us-curse.ogg|Audio (US)

:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-��(r)s|-��(r)s

Etymology
OE. term|curs

Noun
wikipedia
en-noun

  1. A supernatural detriment or hindrance.
  2. A vulgar epithet.
  3. UK|slang A woman's monthly period.
Translations
trans-top|supernatural detriment
Bosnian: kletva#Bosnian|kletva f, pokletstvo#Bosnian|prokletstvo n
Bulgarian: кле�ва f, п�окл��ие n
Chinese: ��
Czech: t-|cs|kletba|f, t-|cs|prokletí|n
Danish: t-|da|forbandelse|m
Dutch: t+|nl|vloek|m
Finnish: t-|fi|kirous
French: t|fr|mauvais sort, t|fr|malédiction
German: t+|de|Fluch|m
Greek: t+|el|κα�ά�α|f|trkatára|scGrek
Hebrew: ק��� (qlala) f
Hungarian: t+|hu|átok
Italian: t+|it|maledizione|m
Japanese: t|ja|��|sc=Jpan
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Kurdish: lanet f, nalet f, KUchar|ج���
Nahuatl: uexcaitoa
Norwegian: t-|no|forbannelse|m
Portuguese: maldição f
Romanian: t-|ro|blestem|n
Serbian:

Slovenian: kletev f, prekletstvo m
Sumerian: ezeru
Swedish: förbannelse c
Tamil �ாபம� (SAbam)
Telugu: శాప� (SaapaM?)
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trans-top|vulgar epithet
Bosnian: t-|bs|psovka|f
Bulgarian: п��вн� f
Czech: t|cs|nadávka|f, t|cs|klení|n
Finnish: t-|fi|kirous
Hebrew: ק��� (qlala) f
Italian: t|it|imprecazione|f
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Kurdish: lanet f, nalet f
Norwegian
Serbian:

Swedish: svordom c
Telugu: తి���� (tiTTu)
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Derived terms
curse of Scotland

Verb
en-verb|curs|ing

  1. transitive To place a curse upon (a person or object).
  2. transitive To speak or shout a vulgar curse or epithet at someone or something.
  3. intransitive To use offensive language.

Synonyms
sense|intransitive|use offensive language swear

Translations
trans-top|to make something cursed
Bosnian: t-|bs|prokleti, t-|bs|ukleti, t-|bs|kleti
Czech: t|cs|proklít, t|cs|proklínat
Dutch: vervloeken
Finnish: t+|fi|kirota
French: t|fr|maudire
German: fluchen (engl. swear), verfluchen
Hebrew: �ק�� (leqalel)
Hungarian: t|hu|átkozni
Italian: maledire ref|3
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Norwegian: t|no|forbanne
Portuguese: amaldiçoar
Romanian: t+|ro|blestema
Serbian:

Swedish: förbanna
Telugu: శపి��� (Sapimchu)
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trans-top|to speak a vulgar curse
Bosnian: t-|bs|psovati, t-|bs|opsovati
Czech: t|cs|klít, t|cs|nadávat
Dutch: vloeken
Finnish: t+|fi|kiroilla
Hebrew: �ק�� (leqalel)
Italian: imprecare ref|4
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Serbian:

Swedish: t+|sv|svära
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trans-top|use offensive language
Finnish: t+|fi|kiroilla
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Swedish: t+|sv|svära
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Antonyms
bless

References

Romanian

Noun
ro-pl|curs�|gend=f

  1. races
  2. traps

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