CURSE

v. swear; blaspheme; wish evil on someone or something

n. swear word; evil proclamation, imprecation; misfortune

A curse is the effective action of some power, distinguished solely by the quality of adversity that it brings. A curse may also be said to result from a spell or prayer, imprecation or execration, or other imposition by magic or witchcraft, asking that a god, natural force, or spirit bring misfortune to someone.
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Noun
1. profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger; "expletives were deleted"
(synonym) curse word, expletive, oath, swearing, swearword, cuss
(hypernym) profanity
2. an appeal to some supernatural power to inflict evil on someone or some group
(synonym) execration, condemnation
(hypernym) denunciation, denouncement
(hyponym) anathema
(derivation) beshrew, damn, bedamn, anathemize, anathemise, imprecate, maledict
3. an evil spell; "a witch put a curse on his whole family"; "he put the whammy on me"
(synonym) hex, jinx, whammy
(hypernym) spell, magic spell, charm
(derivation) beshrew, damn, bedamn, anathemize, anathemise, imprecate, maledict
4. something causes misery or death; "the bane of my life"
(synonym) bane, scourge, nemesis
(hypernym) affliction
5. a severe affliction
(synonym) torment
(hypernym) affliction
Verb
1. utter obscenities or profanities; "The drunken men were cursing loudly in the street"
(synonym) cuss, blaspheme, swear, imprecate
(hypernym) express, verbalize, verbalise, utter, give tongue to
(verb-group) blaspheme
(derivation) curse word, expletive, oath, swearing, swearword, cuss
2. heap obscenities upon; "The taxi driver who felt he didn't get a high enough tip cursed the passenger"
(hypernym) abuse, clapperclaw, blackguard, shout
(derivation) curse word, expletive, oath, swearing, swearword, cuss
3. wish harm upon; invoke evil upon; "The bad witch cursed the child"
(synonym) beshrew, damn, bedamn, anathemize, anathemise, imprecate, maledict
(antonym) bless
(hypernym) raise, conjure, conjure up, invoke, evoke, stir, call down, arouse, bring up, put forward, call forth
(derivation) hex, jinx, whammy
4. exclude from a church or a religious community; "The gay priest was excommunicated when he married his partner"
(synonym) excommunicate
(hypernym) exclude, keep out, shut out, shut
(verb-group) excommunicate

v. send; study; take; read; frequent

v. run through