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curse
noun as in hateful, swearing remark
Strong matches
anathema, ban, blaspheming, blasphemy, commination, cursing, cussing, damning, denunciation, execration, fulmination, imprecation, malediction, oath, obloquy, profanation, sacrilege, swearing, vilification
Weak matches
cuss word, dirty name, dirty word, double whammy, four-letter word, malison, naughty words, no-no, objuration, swear word
noun as in misfortune wished upon someone
verb as in swear
Strongest match
Weak matches
be foul-mouthed, take name in vain, talk dirty, use bad language, utter profanity
Example Sentences
The only thing that went overboard was the cursing.
Contreras followed doctor’s orders to stay calm when the Dodgers were losing instead of cursing like the past and quietly applaud when the team was winning when he would’ve previously roared.
Communities are slowly beginning to understand that people with albinism are not cursed and that superstitions can have deadly consequences.
Money is a form of the “resource curse” that befalls many producers of oil and other vital commodities.
One video circulating online showed people cursing at law enforcement officers inside an unmarked white van, hitting the vehicle as it drove away.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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