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as in condemnation
a prayer that harm will come to someone
uttered a curse upon his persecutor from the scaffold
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as in swear
a disrespectful or indecent word or expression
started muttering curses after hitting his thumb with the hammer
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as in bane
a source of harm or misfortune
intolerance of personal differences is a curse of humanity
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as in to imprecate
to ask a divine power to send harm or evil upon
I curse the guy who had the idea of having annoying salespeople call up innocent people to sell them things they don't want
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as in to plague
to cause persistent suffering to
misfortunes and problems seem to have cursed everyone ever associated with that house
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as in to blame
to use profane or obscene language at or about
cursed him for showing up late, when he knew how important it was to be on time
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Recent Examples of curse
Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 19 May 2026
Living with her may feel like a blessing and a curse.
—Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 19 May 2026
Yudhijit Bhattacharjee, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
With the Mets taking a 2-1 lead, Rodón, clearly unhappy, appeared to curse at himself as Austin Wells patted him on the shoulder.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 17 May 2026
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Noun
Transformation Films’ horror film 1 After One, about a man trying to save his family by lifting an evil curse, is also a co-production – in this case with Taiwan’s GrX Studio and Lots Home Entertainment.
—Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 19 May 2026
Living with her may feel like a blessing and a curse.
—Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 19 May 2026
Verb
When Ahmed suggested that this was a bad idea, since Denise was the one who had been violent, Denise began cursing at him.
—Yudhijit Bhattacharjee, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
With the Mets taking a 2-1 lead, Rodón, clearly unhappy, appeared to curse at himself as Austin Wells patted him on the shoulder.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 17 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for curse
Noun
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The incursion was the latest in a litany of drone incidents — from both Russia and Ukraine — to afflict NATO member states and leave the 32-member trans-Atlantic organization on edge, drawing strong condemnation from Romania’s allies.—
Stephen McGrath,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
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The dismissive language triggered outrage from the public, condemnation from unions, and questions from regulators about the extent of potential job cuts.—
Claire Zillman,
Fortune,
28 May 2026
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The event finds more than 20,000 people participating in an annual bar crawl throughout the city while dressed in their best holiday attire, tackiest Santa Claus costumes, and ugliest Christmas swears.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
15 Apr. 2026
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Kennedy could be heard hurling swears at the Swedish team.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
23 Feb. 2026
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Karen Fukuhara, who plays the regenerating supe Kimiko, said her final scene was with Erin Moriarty and Karl Urban (who plays Billy Butcher, leader and sometimes bane of The Boys).—
ABC News,
ABC News,
20 May 2026
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Triangle-shaped, prolific, and ever-challenging to manage, nutsedge is a bane to many gardeners’ existences because the underground nutlets formed within its roots establish new plants for every single plant that grows.—
Anthony Reardon,
Kansas City Star,
18 May 2026
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Last December, in another horrifying unprovoked incident on the T, a group of teens assaulted and filmed an attack and robbery on an 18-year-old rider attempting to board an Orange Line train at Downtown Crossing – a neighborhood plagued by violent crime.—
Joe Battenfeld,
Boston Herald,
23 May 2026
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That is the perfect representation of the fatigue that plagues my life.—
Tamim Alnuweiri,
InStyle,
23 May 2026
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Pratt did not deny the report and responded on X by blaming city leadership for the wildfire destruction.—
Angelique Brenes,
PEOPLE,
26 May 2026
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Of course, blame Dad for any handicaps.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
25 May 2026
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Polis called the censure politically motivated.—
Christa Swanson,
CBS News,
23 May 2026
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Coggins said the official party complaint seemed to be the strongest venue available to condemn Polis’ actions, especially since a special legislative session — with the goal of a censure by the General Assembly — seemed out of reach.—
Seth Klamann,
Denver Post,
20 May 2026
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The catalog runs to more than 400 Chinese-language, 200 English-language and 50 Korean titles spanning variety, reality and comedy.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
26 May 2026
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His novels have been translated into twenty different languages.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 May 2026
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The New York Yankees continue to be the Kansas City Royals’ nemeses.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
25 May 2026
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Plus, outside of Kristina asking her island nemesis to name a loved one for every juror, the final Tribal Council lacked any sort of spark from the jury.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
22 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Curse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/curse. Accessed 30 May. 2026.
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