curse
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5.5
- noun
- /kɜrs/
- Literature
- He tried to lift the curse that plagued his village for generations.
- remove a curse
- place a curse
- binding curses
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Watch on YouTubeNow, is it possible that there's a curse of Amman on this man?
- Now, is it possible that there's a curse of Amman on this man?
- There is actually the curse of Linda Cone on the Islanders.
- And all of a sudden there's this curse on her life.
- Now we've got dead boys, curses and witches.
- And this is the fascinating Greek curse, like an ancient.
- It broke the curse, it broke the sin of the father's no girls.
- I'm the byproduct of a generational curse being broken.
- Like as soon as oh wait is the curse still a thing?
Examples
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I'd think it was the curse of my family that had somehow done it to us.
Fiction book (1991) -
The gypsy woman placed a curse upon my head.
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All right, There was a curse placed on his food.
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There is an ancient Chinese curse that says, "May you live in interesting times."
Academic text (1992) -
And so she put a curse on him, and he became a crazy old man.
Fiction book (1994) -
Good people, friends, family members, all came under the curse.
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And all of a sudden there's this curse on her life.
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And should we utter the cruel curse of God, On whose head would it fall?
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The new enemy then hired a sorcerer, whose curse made Liakot go mad.
Academic text (2001) -
The gypsy woman placed a curse upon my head during the full moon.
Synonyms
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8.7
An evil spell that brings bad luck to a person or place
3
9.9
A magic spell believed to cause bad luck
3
9.9
Words spoken to wish harm on someone
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8.1
A spell people think causes bad luck
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9.9
A spoken wish for bad things to happen to someone
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9.6
A spoken wish that something bad will happen to someone
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9.9
A strong spoken curse that shows deep hatred or disgust
A wish that bad things will happen to someone
Idioms
Compounds
- Literature
Bad luck that happens after a sports commentator praises a player or team
How Harmful
Surface Forms
Etymology
Curse comes from old words that meant 'to wish harm' and was used for a spoken magic wish meant to bring bad luck. That's why a curse is a spell or prayer meant to harm someone or something.