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- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
curse \curse\ k?rs, v. t. imp. p. p. cursed k?rst or
curst; p. pr. vb. n. cursing. as. cursian, corsian,
perh. of scand. origin; cf. dan. korse to make the sign of
the cross, sw. korsa, fr. dan. sw. kors cross, icel kross,
all these scand. words coming fr. of. crois, croiz, fr. l.
crux cross. cf. cross.
1. to call upon divine or supernatural power to send injury
upon; to imprecate evil upon; to execrate.
1913 webster
thou shalt not . . . curse the ruler of thy people.
--ex. xxii.
28.
1913 webster
ere sunset i'll make thee curse the deed. --shak.
1913 webster
2. to bring great evil upon; to be the cause of serious harm
or unhappiness to; to furnish with that which will be a
cause of deep trouble; to afflict or injure grievously; to
harass or torment.
1913 webster
on impious realms and barbarous kings impose
thy plagues, and curse 'em with such sons as those.
--pope.
1913 webster
to curse by bell, book, and candle. see under bell.
1913 webster
see also:
cursed curst cursing cross to curse by bell, book, and candle bell
- [2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
cursed \curs"ed\ k?rs"?d, a.
deserving a curse; execrable; hateful; detestable;
abominable.
1913 webster
let us fly this cursed place. --milton.
1913 webster
this cursed quarrel be no more renewed. --dryden.
1913 webster
- [3] : WordNet (r) 2.0
cursed
adj 1: deserving a curse; sometimes used as an intensifier;
"villagers shun the area believing it to be cursed";
"cursed with four daughter"; "not a cursed drop"; "his
cursed stupidity"; "i'll be cursed if i can see your
reasoning" syn: curst ant: blessed
2: in danger of the eternal punishment of hell; "poor damned
souls" syn: damned, doomed, unredeemed, unsaved
see also:
curst blessed damned doomed unredeemed unsaved
- [4] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
26 moby thesaurus words for "cursed":
accursed, blankety-blank, blasted, blessed, confounded, cussed,
damn, damnable, damned, demoniac, demonic, devilish, diabolic,
disgusting, doggone, execrable, fiendish, ghoulish, goddamn,
goddamned, hateful, hellish, infernal, odious, satanic, ungodly
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