All curse synonyms
curse
C c verb curse
- swear β to make a solemn declaration or affirmation by some sacred being or object, as a deity or the Bible.
- cuss β If someone cusses, they swear at someone or use bad language.
- imprecate β to invoke or call down (evil or curses), as upon a person.
- blaspheme β If someone blasphemes, they say rude or disrespectful things about God or religion, or they use God's name as a swear word.
- flame β burning gas or vapor, as from wood or coal, that is undergoing combustion; a portion of ignited gas or vapor.
- talk dirty β use lewd sexual language
- damn β Damn, damn it, and dammit are used by some people to express anger or impatience.
- bedamn β to damn, to curse thoroughly
- plague β French La Peste. a novel (1947) by Albert Camus.
- afflict β If you are afflicted by pain, illness, or disaster, it affects you badly and makes you suffer.
- trouble β to disturb the mental calm and contentment of; worry; distress; agitate.
- blight β You can refer to something as a blight when it causes great difficulties, and damages or spoils other things.
- torment β to afflict with great bodily or mental suffering; pain: to be tormented with violent headaches.
- scourge β a whip or lash, especially for the infliction of punishment or torture.
- burden β If you describe a problem or a responsibility as a burden, you mean that it causes someone a lot of difficulty, worry, or hard work.
noun curse
- swearword β a word used in swearing or cursing; a profane or obscene word.
- blasphemy β You can describe something that shows disrespect for God or a religion as blasphemy.
- profanity β the quality of being profane; irreverence.
- obscenity β the character or quality of being obscene; indecency; lewdness.
- oath β a solemn appeal to a deity, or to some revered person or thing, to witness one's determination to speak the truth, to keep a promise, etc.: to testify upon oath.
- hateful β arousing hate or deserving to be hated: the hateful oppression of dictators.
- bane β The bane of someone or the bane of someone's life is something that frequently makes them feel unhappy or annoyed.
- whammy β the evil eye; jinx.
- anathema β If something is anathema to you, you strongly dislike it.
- ban β To ban something means to state officially that it must not be done, shown, or used.
- blaspheming β to speak impiously or irreverently of (God or sacred things).
- commination β the act or an instance of threatening punishment or vengeance
- cursing β the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, doom, etc., befall a person, group, etc.
- cussing β to use profanity; curse; swear.
- damning β If you describe evidence or a report as damning, you mean that it suggests very strongly that someone is guilty of a crime or has made a serious mistake.
- denunciation β Denunciation of someone or something is severe public criticism of them.
- fulmination β a violent denunciation or censure: a sermon that was one long fulmination.
- imprecation β the act of imprecating; cursing.
- malediction β a curse; imprecation.
- obloquy β censure, blame, or abusive language aimed at a person or thing, especially by numerous persons or by the general public.
- profanation β the act of profaning; desecration; defilement; debasement.
- sacrilege β the violation or profanation of anything sacred or held sacred.
- vilification β to speak ill of; defame; slander.
- dirty word β a vulgar or taboo word; obscenity.
- double whammy β twofold misfortune
- four-letter word β any of a number of short words, usually of four letters, considered offensive or vulgar because of their reference to excrement or sex.
- malison β a curse.
- no-no β anything that is forbidden or not advisable, as because of being improper or unsafe: If you want to lose weight, rich desserts are a no-no.
- jinx β a person, thing, or influence supposed to bring bad luck.
- spell β a continuous course or period of work or other activity: to take a spell at the wheel.
- magic β the art of producing illusions as entertainment by the use of sleight of hand, deceptive devices, etc.; legerdemain; conjuring: to pull a rabbit out of a hat by magic.
- setback β Surveying. the interval by which a chain or tape exceeds the length being measured.
- blow β When a wind or breeze blows, the air moves.
- calamity β A calamity is an event that causes a great deal of damage, destruction, or personal distress.
- disaster β a calamitous event, especially one occurring suddenly and causing great loss of life, damage, or hardship, as a flood, airplane crash, or business failure.