āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
to curse
01
āĻāĻžāĻ˛āĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž, āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻļāĻžāĻĒ āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
to use offensive and impolite language
Intransitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The heated argument caused both parties to curse at each other, escalating the conflict.
āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻĒā§āĻ¤ āĻ¤āĻ°ā§āĻ āĻāĻāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻĒāĻā§āĻˇāĻā§ āĻāĻā§ āĻ
āĻĒāĻ°āĻā§ āĻāĻžāĻ˛āĻŋ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¤ā§ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛, āĻ¯āĻž āĻ¸āĻāĻāĻžāĻ¤āĻā§ āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āĻ§āĻŋ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
02
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻļāĻžāĻĒ āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž, āĻāĻžāĻ˛āĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
to utter or think negative words or wishes towards someone or something out of anger or frustration
Transitive: to curse sb/sth | to curse sb/sth for sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Frustrated with the malfunctioning computer, she cursed its manufacturer.
āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻžāĻĒ āĻāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻŋāĻāĻāĻžāĻ°ā§ āĻšāĻ¤āĻžāĻļ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§, āĻ¸ā§ āĻāĻ° āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻ¤āĻžāĻā§ āĻ
āĻāĻŋāĻļāĻžāĻĒ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
03
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻļāĻžāĻĒ āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž, āĻāĻžāĻĻā§ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to put an evil spell on someone to harm them
Transitive: to curse sb/sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Legend has it that the old crone cursed anyone who dared to enter her haunted house.
āĻāĻŋāĻāĻŦāĻĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻāĻā§ āĻ¯ā§ āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āĻ§āĻž āĻĄāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻ¯ā§ āĻā§āĻ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻā§āĻ¤ā§āĻĄāĻŧā§ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĻ¤ā§ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŦā§āĻļ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻšāĻ¸ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻ¤āĻžāĻā§ āĻ
āĻāĻŋāĻļāĻžāĻĒ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
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āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻļāĻžāĻĒ āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž, āĻ§āĻ°ā§āĻŽāĻ¸āĻŽāĻžāĻ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻŦāĻšāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻž
to formally excommunicate or denounce someone from a religious community
Transitive: to curse sb
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
In medieval times, the church would curse those who defied its authority.
āĻŽāĻ§ā§āĻ¯āĻ¯ā§āĻā§, āĻāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻāĻž āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻā§ āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ˛ā§āĻā§āĻāĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĻā§āĻ° āĻ
āĻāĻŋāĻļāĻžāĻĒ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¤āĨ¤
01
āĻāĻžāĻ˛āĻŋ, āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻļāĻžāĻĒ
a profane expression, often used in surprise or anger
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The driver muttered a curse at the traffic jam.
āĻĄā§āĻ°āĻžāĻāĻāĻžāĻ° āĻā§āĻ°āĻžāĻĢāĻŋāĻ āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻŽā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ
āĻāĻŋāĻļāĻžāĻĒ āĻŦāĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻ°āĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
02
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻļāĻžāĻĒ, āĻļāĻžāĻĒ
an appeal to a supernatural power to bring harm to someone or something
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Villagers feared the curse of the mountain spirit.
āĻā§āĻ°āĻžāĻŽāĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻ°āĻž āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻ¤ āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻ
āĻāĻŋāĻļāĻžāĻĒ āĻāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻĒā§āĻ¤āĨ¤
03
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻļāĻžāĻĒ, āĻāĻžāĻĻā§
a magical spell or wish intended to bring misfortune or harm
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The ancient tomb was rumored to carry a curse.
āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻā§āĻ¨ āĻ¸āĻŽāĻžāĻ§āĻŋ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§ āĻā§āĻāĻŦ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻ¯ā§ āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ
āĻāĻŋāĻļāĻžāĻĒ āĻŦāĻšāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĨ¤
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āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻļāĻžāĻĒ, āĻļāĻžāĻĒ
a severe suffering
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
His illness was seen as a curse by the villagers.
āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻ
āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻ°āĻžāĻŽāĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻĻā§āĻ° āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ
āĻāĻŋāĻļāĻžāĻĒ āĻšāĻŋāĻ¸āĻžāĻŦā§ āĻĻā§āĻāĻž āĻšāĻ¤āĨ¤
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āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻļāĻžāĻĒ, āĻļāĻžāĻĒ
something that causes misery, destruction, or death
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The plague became a curse on the city.
āĻŽāĻšāĻžāĻŽāĻžāĻ°ā§ āĻļāĻšāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ
āĻāĻŋāĻļāĻžāĻĒ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻāĻ āĻ˛āĨ¤
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
cursed
curse
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
