curse

English

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /kɜːs/
• (US) IPA: /kɝːs/

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• Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)s

Noun

Wikipedia curse (plural curses)

1. A supernatural detriment or hindrance; a bane.
2. A prayer or imprecation that harm may befall someone.
3. A vulgar epithet.
4. (UK, slang) A woman's monthly period.

Translations

supernatural detriment

• Albanian: mallkimi (sq)
• Arabic: لعنة (ar) (lá`na) f
• Armenian: անեծք (hy) (aneçk’) 
• Breton: mallozh (br)
• Bulgarian: клетва (bg) (kletva) f , проклятие (bg) (prokljatie) n 
• Catalan: maledicció (ca)
• 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 

  Ancient: ἀρά 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 (ko) (咀呪)
• Kurdish: lanet (ku) f, nalet (ku) f, جوێن (ku)
• Kyrgyz: аалат (ky) (a:lat) n 
• Latin: exsecratio (la) f

• Latvian: lāsts (lv) m
• Lithuanian: prakeikimas (lt), prakeiksmas (lt) m
• Malay: sumpahan (ms)
• Maltese: saħta (mt)
• Nahuatl: uexcaitoa (nah)
• Norwegian: forbannelse (no) m
• Polish: klątwa (pl) f, przekleństwo (pl) n
• Portuguese: maldição (pt) f
• Romanian: blestem (ro) n
• Russian: проклятие (ru) (prokljátije) n 
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: клетва (sh) f, проклетство (sh) n

  Roman: kletva (sh) f, prokletstvo (sh) n

• Sicilian: malanova (scn) f
• Slovene: kletev (sl) f, prekletstvo (sl) m
• Spanish: maldición (es)
• Sumerian: ezeru
• Swahili: laana (sw)
• Swedish: förbannelse (sv) c
• Tagalog: sumpa (tl)
• Tamil: சாபம் (ta) (SAbam)
• Telugu: శాపం (te) (SaapaM)
• Volapük: mifätot (vo)
• Welsh: melltith (cy) f

prayer that harm may befall someone

• Arabic: please add this translation if you can
• Mandarin: please add this translation if you can
• Dutch: please add this translation if you can
• Finnish: kirous (fi)
• French: please add this translation if you can
• German: please add this translation if you can

• Ancient Greek: please add this translation if you can
• Hindi: please add this translation if you can
• Latin: please add this translation if you can
• Polish: please add this translation if you can
• Portuguese: maldição (pt) f
• Russian: проклятие (ru) (prokljátije) n , ана́фема (ru) (anáfema) f 
• Spanish: please add this translation if you can

vulgar epithet

• Armenian: հայհոյանք (hy) (hayhoyank’) 
• Bulgarian: псувня (bg) (psuvanja) 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 (ku) f, nalet (ku) f
• Kyrgyz: аалат (ky) (a:lat) n 
• 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 
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: псовка (sh) f

  Roman: psovka (sh) f

• Spanish: mala palabra (es) f
• Swahili: laana (sw)
• Swedish: svordom (sv) c
• Telugu: తిట్టు (te) (tiTTu)
• Welsh: rheg (cy) f

woman's monthly period

• Finnish: menkat (fi) pl
• German: Tage (de) m pl, Periode (de) f, Menstruation (de) f
• Portuguese: menstruação (pt) f

• Russian: месячные (ru) (mesyachnyie) n pl 
• Spanish: menstruación  (es), regla (es)
• Swedish: menstruation (sv) c

Derived terms

• curse of Scotland

Verb

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

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 place a curse upon

• Albanian: mallkoj (sq)
• Arabic: لعن (ar) (láʕana)
• Armenian: անիծել (hy) (aniçel) 
• Aromanian: blastim (rup)
• Bulgarian: проклинам (bg) (proklinam) 
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 詛咒 (cmn), 诅咒 (cmn) (zǔzhòu)

• Czech: proklít (cs), proklínat (cs)
• Dutch: vervloeken (nl)
• Esperanto: malbeni (eo)
• Finnish: kirota (fi)
• French: maudire (fr)
• Georgian: please add this translation if you can
• German: (engl. swear) fluchen (de), verfluchen (de)
• Greek: αναθεματίζω (el) (anathematízo) 
• Hebrew: קילל (he) (kilél)
• Hungarian: átkozni (hu)
• Icelandic: bölva (is)
• Italian: maledire (it)

• Japanese: 呪う (ja) (のろう, norou)
• Kyrgyz: наалат чачуу (ky) (na:lat chachu:) , каргоо (ky) (kargo:) 
• Latin: exsecror (la)
• 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.
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: проклети (sh), уклети (sh), клети (sh)

  Roman: prokleti (sh), ukleti (sh), kleti (sh)

• Spanish: maldecir (es)
• Swahili: laani (sw)
• Swedish: förbanna (sv)
• Telugu: శపించు (te) (Sapimchu)
• Turkish: please add this translation if you can
• Welsh: melltithio (cy)

to swear, to utter a vulgar curse

• Bulgarian: псувам (bg) (psuvam) 
• Czech: klít (cs), nadávat (cs)
• Dutch: vloeken (nl)
• Finnish: kiroilla (fi)
• Georgian: please add this translation if you can
• German: fluchen (de)
• Greek: βρίζω (el) (vrízo) 
• Hebrew: קילל (he) (kilél)
• Icelandic: bölva (is)
• Italian: imprecare (it), bestemmiare (it)
• Latin: exsecror (la)

• Polish: przeklinać (pl)
• Romanian: înjura (ro)
• Russian: ругать (ru) (rugát')  impf., обругать (ru) (obrugát')  pf.
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: псовати (sh), опсовати (sh)

  Roman: psovati (sh), opsovati (sh)

• Swahili: laani (sw)
• Swedish: svära (sv)
• Turkish: please add this translation if you can
• Welsh: rhegi (cy)

to use offensive language

• Armenian: հայհոյել (hy) (hayhoyel) 
• Bulgarian: ругая (bg) (rugaja) 
• Finnish: kiroilla (fi)
• Georgian: please add this translation if you can
• Greek: βρίζω (el) (vrízo) 
• Icelandic: blóta (is)
• Polish: (imperf) kląć (pl), (perf) zakląć (pl)

• Portuguese: xingar (pt)
• Romanian: please add this translation if you can
• Russian: ругаться (ru) (rugát'sja)  impf.
• Swahili: laani (sw)
• Swedish: svära (sv)
• Turkish: please add this translation if you can
• 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.