Curse - English meaning

noun

Something or someone that one vehemently dislikes.

Usage examples:

Racial hatred was anathema to her

noun

Something that is strongly disliked or disapproved of

Usage examples:

Credit controls are anathema to the government., for older employees, the new system is an anathema.

verb

Curse; condemn.

Usage examples:

He anathematized them as ‘bloody scroungers’

verb

To criticize someone or something strongly or say that he, she, or it is completely unacceptable

Usage examples:

He has been anathematized as a villain., the pope anathematized the arms race.

verb

Officially or legally prohibit (something).

Usage examples:

Parking is banned around the harbour in summer

noun

An official or legal prohibition.

Usage examples:

A proposed ban on cigarette advertising

noun

A monetary unit of romania, equal to one hundredth of a leu.

Usage examples:

If you want milk you have to ask for it and it costs extra (often 50 bani or 5000 old lei) and is u…

verb

Speak irreverently about god or sacred things.

Usage examples:

He has blasphemed against the holy spirit

verb

To use offensive words or make statements that show no respect for god or religion

noun

The action or offence of speaking sacrilegiously about god or sacred things; profane talk.

Usage examples:

He was detained on charges of blasphemy

noun

Something that you say or do that shows you do not respect god or a religion

Usage examples:

To be accused of blasphemy, figurative humorous madonna fans think that any criticism of her is bla…

noun

An annoying or stubborn person or animal.

Usage examples:

He was certainly an unsociable cuss

verb

Another term for curse (sense 2 of the noun).

verb

To say words that are not polite because you are angry

verb

(in christian belief) be condemned by god to suffer eternal punishment in hell.

Usage examples:

Be forever damned with lucifer

exclamation

Expressing anger or frustration.

Usage examples:

Damn! i completely forgot!

adjective

Used to emphasize or express anger or frustration with someone or something.

Usage examples:

Turn that damn thing off!

phrase

To swear, using words that are considered offensive

Usage examples:

She was effing and blinding and saying it was all my fault., they effed and blinded at him and told…

verb

Officially exclude (someone) from participation in the sacraments and services of the christian church.

Usage examples:

Martin luther was excommunicated by the pope

adjective

Excommunicated.

Usage examples:

An excommunicate bishop

noun

An excommunicated person.

Usage examples:

The arrest of excommunicates

noun

The action of officially excluding someone from participation in the sacraments and services of the christian church.

Usage examples:

He appealed against the papal sentence of excommunication

noun

The act of refusing to to allow someone to be involved in the church, especially the roman catholic church, and to take part in the ceremony of communion

Usage examples:

They received warnings that they were in danger of excommunication., two pastors face church trials…

verb

Feel or express great loathing for.

Usage examples:

They were execrated as dangerous and corrupt

verb

To have or show feelings of hate towards someone or something

Usage examples:

I execrate any policy that interferes with the rights and freedoms of others.

noun

An oath or swear word.

Usage examples:

He was greeted by a stream of expletives

adjective

(of a word or phrase) serving to fill out a sentence or line of verse.

Usage examples:

Icelandic takes the non-referential property of quasi-argumental null subjects as basic, therefore …

noun

A rude or offensive word used to express anger, pain, annoyance, etc.

verb

Cast a spell on; bewitch.

Usage examples:

He hexed her with his fingers

noun

A magic spell; a curse.

Usage examples:

A death hex

adjective

Short for hexadecimal.

noun

A run of bad luck associated with a particular person, group, or activity.

Usage examples:

The hoodoo continued on saturday as city went down 1–0

verb

Bewitch.

Usage examples:

She's hoodooed you

noun

A set of magical beliefs and practices that originally belonged to west africans brought to north america and the caribbean as slaves, which are linked to the religion of voodoo

Usage examples:

Haitian folklore told tales of dead people whose bodies were awakened by hoodoo., might this be the…

noun

A spoken curse.

Usage examples:

I pushed my way through, screaming imprecations

noun

An offensive word

Usage examples:

The old woman walked along the street muttering imprecations.

noun

A person or thing that brings bad luck.

Usage examples:

One was never to wish luck to someone going hunting or fishing, as it was seen as a jinx

verb

Bring bad luck to; cast an evil spell on.

Usage examples:

The play is jinxed

exclamation

Said when two people inadvertently say the same thing at once.

Usage examples:

‘what's happened?’ we both say at exactly the same time. ‘jinx!’

noun

A magical word or phrase uttered with the intention of bringing about evil; a curse.

Usage examples:

He muttered maledictions to himself as he trod the stone passages

noun

A curse.

Usage examples:

The mother of the late viscount dundee had pronounced a malison upon her daughter-in-law.

noun

A solemn promise, often invoking a divine witness, regarding one's future action or behaviour.

Usage examples:

They took an oath of allegiance to the king

noun

The state or quality of being obscene.

Usage examples:

The book was banned for obscenity

noun

Behavior or language that is offensive, rude, or disgusting

noun

Blasphemous or obscene language.

Usage examples:

An outburst of profanity

noun

Words that are offensive because of not respecting religion, or offensive because of being rude

Usage examples:

[ u ] the film contains profanity and violence., [ c usually pl ] they shouted profanities at us.

verb

Make a solemn statement or promise undertaking to do something or affirming that something is the case.

Usage examples:

Maria made me swear i would never tell anyone

noun

Use offensive language, especially as an expression of anger.

Usage examples:

Peter swore under his breath

verb

To declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true

idiom

To use a lot of offensive language

Usage examples:

He was extremely drunk and swearing like a trooper.

noun

The use of offensive language.

Usage examples:

There's a lot of swearing in the show

verb

Make a solemn statement or promise undertaking to do something or affirming that something is the case.

Usage examples:

Maria made me swear i would never tell anyone

idiom

A look that someone gives other people that is believed to have the power to injure or harm them

idiom

To swear a lot (= use rude words), or to involve a lot of swearing

Usage examples:

I backed the car into a wall and turned the air blue, i'm ashamed to say., his television shows reg…

noun

A religion practised in parts of the caribbean (especially haiti) and the southern us, combining elements of roman catholic ritual with traditional african magical and religious rites, and characterized by sorcery and spirit possession.

Usage examples:

They can use voodoo to help people

verb

A religion practised in parts of the caribbean and the southern us, combining elements of roman catholic ritual with traditional african magical and religious rites, and characterized by sorcery and spirit possession.

Usage examples:

They can use voodoo to help people

noun

A religion involving magic that began in africa and developed in haiti

noun

A word or expression that is considered inelegant, especially one that makes explicit and offensive reference to sex or bodily functions.

Usage examples:

He was hurling vulgarisms at the crowd

noun

The state or quality of being vulgar.

Usage examples:

He was seen as the embodiment of the vulgarity of the 1980s

noun

The quality of not being suitable, simple, or beautiful, or not in the style preferred by rich or well- educated people

Usage examples:

He despised modern culture for its commercialism and vulgarity., popular movies often have a kitsch…