curse

[US]/kɜːs/
[UK]/kɜːrs/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. & vi. curse
n. curse, swear; calamity

Phrases & Collocations

be cursed with

Example Sentences

curse a person to damnation

she'd put a curse on him.

pronounce a curse (up)on

They cursed me as a madman.

great intelligence can be a curse as well as a blessing.

impatience is the curse of our day and age.

It's a cursed thing to be in debt.

imprecate curses upon sb.

a silent curse; silent consent.

Foxes can be a curse to farmers.

bewailed the curse of ill health.

was cursed with crippling arthritis.

I cursed myself for my carelessness.

and they will become an execration, an astonishment, and a curse and a reproach.

She broke out in curses in her dream.

I wish that cursed dog would be quiet.

Poor Mother is cursed with bad health.

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