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(noun) oath, curse word, cuss, expletive, swearing, swearword
profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
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an evil spell
a witch put a curse on his whole family; he put the whammy on me
(noun) condemnation, execration
an appeal to some supernatural power to inflict evil on someone or some group
(noun) torment
a severe affliction
something causing misery or death
the bane of my life
(verb) blaspheme, cuss, swear, imprecate
utter obscenities or profanities
The drunken men were cursing loudly in the street
(verb) beshrew, bedamn, anathemise, anathemize, imprecate, damn, maledict
wish harm upon; invoke evil upon
The bad witch cursed the child
(verb) excommunicate, unchurch
exclude from a church or a religious community
The gay priest was excommunicated when he married his partner