[1311] curse

[보카길라잡이]

n.

1. 1. An appeal or prayer for evil or misfortune to befall someone or something.
   2. The evil or misfortune that comes in or as if in response to such an appeal: bewailed the curse of ill health.
2. One that is accursed.
3. A source or cause of evil; a scourge: “Selfishness is the greatest curse of the human race” (William Ewart Gladstone).
4. A profane word or phrase; a swearword.
5. Ecclesiastical. A censure, ban, or anathema.
6. Slang. Menstruation. Used with the.

v. cursed, or curst (k?st) curs·ing, curs·es
v. tr.

1. To invoke evil or misfortune upon; damn.
2. To swear at.
3. To bring evil upon; afflict: was cursed with crippling arthritis.
4. Ecclesiastical. To put under a ban or an anathema; excommunicate.

v. intr.

To utter curses; swear.

curse

n 1: profane or obscene expression‎ usually of surprise or anger; "expletives were deleted" [syn: curse word, expletive, oath, swearing, swearword, cuss]

2: an appeal to some supernatural power to inflict evil on someone or some group [syn: execration, condemnation]

3: an evil spell; "a witch put a curse on his whole family"; "he put the whammy on me" [syn: hex, jinx, whammy]

4: something causes misery or death; "the bane of my life" [syn: bane, scourge, nemesis]

5: a severe affliction [syn: torment]

v 1: utter obscenities or profanities; "The drunken men were cursing loudly in the street" [syn: cuss, blaspheme, swear, imprecate]

2: heap obscenities upon; "The taxi driver who felt he didn't get a high enough tip cursed the passenger"

3: wish harm upon; invoke evil upon; "The bad witch cursed the child" [syn: beshrew, damn, bedamn, anathemize, anathemise, imprecate, maledict] [ant: bless]

4: exclude from a church or a religious community; "The gay priest was excommunicated when he married his partner" [syn: excommunicate] [ant: communicate]

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bane

n : something causes misery or death; "the bane of my life" [syn: curse, scourge, nemesis]

scourge

n 1: a whip used to inflict punishment (often used for pedantic humor) [syn: flagellum] 2: something causes misery or death; "the bane of my life" [syn: bane, curse, nemesis] 3: a person who inspires fear or dread; "he was the terror of the neighborhood" [syn: terror, threat] v 1: punish severely; excoriate 2: whip; "The religious fanatics flagellated themselves" [syn: flagellate] 3: devastate or ravage; "The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion" [syn: lay waste to, waste, devastate, desolate, ravage]

nemesis

n 1: (Greek mythology) the goddess of divine retribution and vengeance [syn: Nemesis] 2: something causes misery or death; "the bane of my life" [syn: bane, curse, scourge]

[아라왕비님]

curse 저주하다

[시가스팔공]

저주, 저주하다 = bane

[보카공주]

저주하다 모독하다 재앙의 원인 파멸의 근원 악담

[★U t o P i a★]

악담, 파멸의 근원