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Cursing

/ˈkɜːsɪŋ/

To place a curse upon (a person or object).

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📖 Definitions of "Cursing"

verb

1
To place a curse upon (a person or object).
2
To call upon divine or supernatural power to send injury upon; to imprecate evil upon; to execrate.
3
To speak or shout a vulgar curse or epithet.
4
To use offensive or morally inappropriate language.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Cursing"

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Word	Definition
maledictverb	To curse
imprecateverb	(transitive) To call down by prayer, as something hurtful or calamitous.
execrationnoun	An act or instance of cursing; a curse dictated by violent feelings of hatred; an imprecation; an expression of utter detestation.
beshrewverb	(transitive, archaic) To invoke or wish evil upon; to curse.
bedamnverb	(transitive, somewhat vulgar) To damn or curse roundly or with iteration and emphasis; damn all over.
jinxverb	(transitive) To cause something to happen by mentioning it, usually sarcastically.
curse wordnoun	A word that is a vulgarity.
swearingnoun	(linguistics) The act of swearing, or making an oath.
cussverb	(chiefly US, colloquial) To use cursing, to use bad language, to speak profanely.
blasphemeverb	(intransitive) To commit blasphemy; to speak against God or religious doctrine.
swearwordnoun	Alternative spelling of swear word. [A word considered obscene and vulgar or offensive.]
baneverb	(archaic) (figurative) To cause (someone) misery or ruin; to socially or spiritually injure (someone).
damnverb	To put out of favor; to ruin; to label negatively.
anathemizeverb	To declare to be anathema; to curse and reject.
condemnationnoun	The act of condemning or pronouncing to be wrong.
scourgeverb	(figurative) To cause (someone or something) persistent (and often widespread) pain and suffering or trouble; to afflict, to torment.
nemesisnoun	An enemy, especially an archenemy.
excommunicateverb	(transitive) To officially exclude someone from membership of a church or religious community.
hexverb	(transitive) To cast a spell on (specifically an evil spell), to bewitch.
expletivenoun	A profane, vulgar term, notably a curse or obscene oath.