curse A2 Topic:Emotions & Feelings US /kɝs/ UK /kɜːs/ See IPA manual Freq #2533 Meanings 1 noun Magic words said to bring bad luck or harm to someone. In the story, a witch put a curse on the prince. 2 verb To say rude or offensive words, usually because you are angry. He cursed loudly after hitting his thumb with the hammer. 3 verb To use magic words to wish harm or bad luck on someone. The old legend said the witch had cursed the entire village. 4 noun Something that causes great trouble or harm. For many people, traffic is the curse of city life. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · magic words said to bring... hexjinx 2 verb · to say rude or offensive... cussswear 3 verb · to use magic words to wish... damnbewitch 4 noun · something that causes great... afflictionplague Word family Forms cursescursingcurst Derived forms accursebecurseblursecountercursecursablecurseecursefulcursefullycurselaxcurselesscurselikecurser Common collocations curse word Noun + noun Etymology AI details From Middle English cursen, corsen, coursen, from Old English corsian, cursian (“to curse”), from the noun (see above). cursen Middle English corsian Old English View etymology graph -> Topics Emotions & Feelings External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # curse **Type:** Word **Level:** A2 **Part of speech:** noun, verb **IPA (US):** /kɝs/ **IPA (UK):** /kɜːs/ **Frequency rank:** 2533 ## Meanings 1. Magic words said to bring bad luck or harm to someone. 2. To say rude or offensive words, usually because you are angry. 3. To use magic words to wish harm or bad luck on someone. 4. Something that causes great trouble or harm. ## Examples - In the story, a witch put a curse on the prince. - He cursed loudly after hitting his thumb with the hammer. - The old legend said the witch had cursed the entire village. - For many people, traffic is the curse of city life. ## Derived Forms - accurse - becurse - blurse - countercurse - cursable - cursee - curseful - cursefully - curselax - curseless - curselike - curser ## Roots and Affixes - Root: cursen - Root: corsian ## Etymology From Middle English cursen, corsen, coursen, from Old English corsian, cursian (“to curse”), from the noun (see above). ## AI Etymology curse comes from Middle English cursen, corsen, coursen, from Old English corsian, cursian (“to curse”), from the noun (see above). The historical chain includes Middle English cursen, Old English corsian. Current senses include Magic words said to bring bad luck or harm to someone and to say rude or offensive words, usually because you are angry. English relatives and later formations include accurse, becurse, blurse. ## Topics - Emotions & Feelings markdown