curse

English

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• Rhymes: -ɜː(r)s

Etymology

From Middle English, from Late Old English curs (“curse”), of unknown origin.

Noun

Wikipedia curse (plural curses)

1. A supernatural detriment or hindrance; a bane.
2. A vulgar epithet.
3. (UK, slang) A woman's monthly period.

Translations

supernatural detriment

Albanian: mallkimi Arabic: لعنة (ar) (lá`na) f. Armenian: անեծք (hy) (aneçk’) Bosnian: kletva f., prokletstvo n. Breton: mallozh Bulgarian: клетва (bg) f., проклятие (bg) n. Catalan: maledicció Chinese: Mandarin: 詛咒 (cmn), 诅咒 (cmn) (zǔzhòu) Czech: kletba (cs) f., prokletí (cs) n. Danish: forbandelse (da) c. Dutch: vloek (nl) m. Esperanto: malbeno (eo) Finnish: kirous (fi) French: mauvais sort (fr), malédiction (fr) German: Fluch (de) m., Verwünschung (de) f., Verdammnis (de) f. Greek: κατάρα (el) (katára) f. Hebrew: קללה (he) (k'lalá) f. Hungarian: átok (hu) Icelandic: bölvun (is) f. Italian: maledizione (it) f., maleficio (it) m. Japanese: 呪い (ja) (のろい, noroi) Korean: 저주 (咀呪)

Kurdish: lanet f., nalet f., جوێن Latvian: lāsts (lv) m. Lithuanian: prakeikimas, prakeiksmas (lt) m. Maltese: saħta (mt) Nahuatl: uexcaitoa Norwegian: forbannelse (no) m. Polish: klątwa (pl) f., przekleństwo (pl) n. Portuguese: maldição (pt) f. Romanian: blestem (ro) n. Russian: проклятие (ru) (prokljátije) n. Serbian: Cyrillic: клетва f., проклетство n. Latin: kletva f., prokletstvo n., exsecratio (la) Sicilian: malanova f. Slovene: kletev f., prekletstvo m. Spanish: maldición (es) Sumerian: ezeru Swahili: laana (sw) Swedish: förbannelse (sv) c. Tagalog: sumpa Tamil: சாபம் (SAbam) Telugu: శాపం (SaapaM) Welsh: melltith (cy) f.

vulgar epithet

Armenian: հայհոյանք (hy) (hayhoyank’) Bosnian: psovka (bs) f. Bulgarian: псувня (bg) f. Czech: nadávka (cs) f. Finnish: kirous (fi) Greek: κατάρα (el) (katára) f. Hebrew: קללה (he) (k'lalá) f. Italian: imprecazione (it) f. Kurdish: lanet f., nalet f. Norwegian: Bokmål: ed (no) m., banneord (no) n. Nynorsk: eid (nn) m., bannord (nn) n.

Polish: przekleństwo (pl) n. Russian: ругательство (ru) (rugátel'stvo) n. Serbian: Cyrillic: псовка f. Latin: psovka f. Swahili: laana (sw) Swedish: svordom (sv) c. Telugu: తిట్టు (tiTTu) Welsh: rheg (cy) f.

A woman's monthly period.

German: Tage (de) m. pl., Periode (de) f., Menstruation (de) f.

Derived terms

• curse of Scotland

Verb

curse (third-person singular simple present curses, present participle cursing, simple past and past participle cursed or curst)

1. (transitive) To place a curse upon (a person or object).
2. (transitive) To speak or shout a vulgar curse or epithet at someone or something.
3. (intransitive) To use offensive or morally inappropriate language.

Synonyms

• (intransitive, use offensive language): swear

Translations

to make something cursed

Arabic: لعن (ar) (láʕana) Armenian: անիծել (hy) (aniçel) Aromanian: blastim Bosnian: prokleti (bs), ukleti (bs), kleti (bs) Bulgarian: проклинам (bg) Chinese: Mandarin: 詛咒 (cmn), 诅咒 (cmn) (zǔzhòu) Czech: proklít (cs), proklínat (cs) Dutch: vervloeken Esperanto: malbeni (eo) Finnish: kirota (fi) French: maudire (fr) German: fluchen (engl. swear), verfluchen Hebrew: קילל (he) (kilél) Hungarian: átkozni (hu) Icelandic: bölva (is) Italian: maledire (it)

Japanese: 呪う (ja) (のろう, norou) Norwegian: forbanne (no) Old Church Slavonic: клѧти (klęti) Old Irish: do·beir mallachta for Polish: (perf) przekląć (pl), (imperf) przeklinać (pl) Portuguese: amaldiçoar (pt) Romanian: blestema (ro) Russian: проклинать (ru) (proklinát') impf., проклясть (ru) (prokljást') pf. Serbian: Cyrillic: проклети, уклети, клети Latin: prokleti, ukleti, kleti, exsecror (la) Swahili: laani (sw) Swedish: förbanna (sv) Telugu: శపించు (Sapimchu) Welsh: melltithio (cy)

to speak a vulgar curse

Bosnian: psovati (bs), opsovati (bs) Bulgarian: псувам (bg) Czech: klít (cs), nadávat (cs) Dutch: vloeken (nl) Finnish: kiroilla (fi) German: fluchen (de) Hebrew: קילל (he) (kilél) Icelandic: bölva (is) Italian: imprecare (it)

Romanian: înjura (ro) Russian: ругать (ru) (rugát') impf., обругать (ru) (obrugát') pf. Serbian: Cyrillic: псовати, опсовати Latin: psovati, opsovati, exsecror (la) Swahili: laani (sw) Swedish: svära (sv) Welsh: rhegi (cy)

use offensive language

Armenian: հայհոյել (hy) (hayhoyel) Bulgarian: ругая (bg) Finnish: kiroilla (fi) Icelandic: blóta (is) Polish: (imperf) kląć (pl), (perf) zakląć (pl)

Russian: ругаться (ru) (rugát'sja) impf. Swahili: laani (sw) Swedish: svära (sv) Welsh: rhegi (cy)

Antonyms

• bless

Anagrams

• cruse
• cures
• sucre, Sucre

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Latin

Participle

curse

1. vocative masculine singular of cursus

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Romanian

Noun

curse f. pl.

1. Plural form of cursă.

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Spanish

Verb

curse (infinitive cursar)

1. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of cursar.
2. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of cursar.
3. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of cursar.
4. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of cursar.