Curse Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

Noun

I heard him utter a curse before the microphone was shut off.

The witch pronounced a curse in some strange language.

Reading: Curse Definition & Meaning – Merriam-Webster

People believe that someone put a curse on the house.

His fame turned out to be a curse, not a blessing.

Verb

He cursed himself for being so careless.

She cursed her bad luck.

In the book the evil witch curses the villagers.

recent Examples on the Web : noun

Curse or no curse, that isn’t stopping Eddie from getting his crew in line.

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Justin Curto, Vulture, 21 Dec. 2021

From a sinister necromancer to a powerful curse, the group confronts a variety of obstacles that not only test their skills, but also the strength of their bond.

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Todd Spangler, Variety, 20 Dec. 2021

From a sinister necromancer to a powerful curse, the group confronts a variety of obstacles that not only test their skills, but also the strength of their bond.

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Nick Romano, EW.com, 20 Dec. 2021

Democrats were thrilled by the outcome—though, in retrospect, winning those Senate seats could be viewed as a curse as much as a blessing for the party.

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Gerald F. Seib, WSJ, 14 Dec. 2021

When the victim with the keys appears to struggle opening the door, the suspects throw punches and yell curse words.

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Fox News, 8 Dec. 2021

For the Colts, the late bye week has been both a curse and blessing.

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Joel A. Erickson, The Indianapolis Star, 7 Dec. 2021

In 2004 and 2016, the whiz-kid baseball executive Theo Epstein led the Boston Red Sox and Chicago Cubs to historic curse-breaking World Series championships, ending an 86-year and 108-year title drought.

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Jacob Gurvis And Emily Burack, sun-sentinel.com, 3 Dec. 2021

What once seemed a curiosity is starting to look more like a curse.

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Tim Sullivan, The Courier-Journal, 2 Dec. 2021

late Examples on the Web : verb

But, through the tears, curse words and laughter, Holland successfully finished the 10 spicy wings and the last dab.

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Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE.com, 9 Dec. 2021

Grocery shoppers curse at each other in checkout lines.

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Los Angeles Times, 26 Nov. 2021

Vivi and Rhys spent one magical summer together in college, but the fallout led a heartbroken Vivi to curse him — as a joke, of course.

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Washington Post, 18 Nov. 2021

An angry spirit known as Mr. Nasty has been said to curse visitors.

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Sharon Kennedy Wynne, orlandosentinel.com, 23 Oct. 2021

Connecting the dots Roughly 30 teens referred to Rush University Medical Center in the past year displayed a range of involuntary actions, from jerking arm movements to curse words to head and neck twitches.

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WSJ, 16 Oct. 2021

For more mischievous folks, Moise will also teach how to bless and curse enemies at a grave, finishing the night on a high note connecting with spirits at one of America’s oldest graveyards.

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BostonGlobe.com, 30 June 2021

In the book of Job, Satan and God place a bet on whether Job, a most righteous man, will curse God if enough suffering and hardship befall him.

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Meghan O’gieblyn, Wired, 6 Oct. 2021

And politicians curse them for sinking their approval ratings.