profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger; "expletives were deleted"
Used in a Sentence
curse
How to use curse in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for curse.
Editorial note
I curse things at random all the time.
Examples7
Definitions9
Parts of speech2
Quick take
profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger; "expletives were deleted"
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of curse gathered in one view.
an appeal to some supernatural power to inflict evil on someone or some group
an evil spell; "a witch put a curse on his whole family"; "he put the whammy on me"
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for curse.
noun
profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger; "expletives were deleted"
noun
an appeal to some supernatural power to inflict evil on someone or some group
See also: execration, condemnation
noun
an evil spell; "a witch put a curse on his whole family"; "he put the whammy on me"
noun
something causing misery or death; "the bane of my life"
noun
a severe affliction
See also: torment
verb
utter obscenities or profanities; "The drunken men were cursing loudly in the street"
verb
heap obscenities upon; "The taxi driver who felt he didn't get a high enough tip cursed the passenger"
verb
wish harm upon; invoke evil upon; "The bad witch cursed the child"
See also: beshrew, damn, bedamn, anathemize, anathemise, imprecate, maledict
verb
exclude from a church or a religious community; "The gay priest was excommunicated when he married his partner"
See also: excommunicate, unchurch
Example sentences
I curse things at random all the time.
Cry with happiness when "Dear Leader" drives, but curse his guts in their head?
A reputation can be a blessing or a curse.
Postel's Principle was very important for bootstrapping adoption of TCP/IP, but it's mostly a curse in mature systems.
One might miss the twisty, dusty country road in leisure time, but curse it when it's raining and the road has turned into an impassable morass.
Additionally, it is quite plausible that Paypal could demonstrate that success is a curse to new businesses and most which blow up proceed to, well, blow up.
He, I and another one of our friends from our old RLX days set out to create a real-time piece to the software that was much better at moderating less dangerous content like curse words, etc.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use curse in a sentence?
I curse things at random all the time.
What does curse mean?
profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger; "expletives were deleted"
What part of speech is curse?
curse is commonly used as noun, verb.