curse
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Synonyms & Antonyms for curse
Synonyms: Noun
anathema, ban, execration, imprecation, malediction, malison, winze [Scottish]
Synonyms: Verb
anathematize, beshrew [archaic], imprecate, maledict
Antonyms: Noun
benediction, benison, blessing
Antonyms: Verb
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Examples of curse in a Sentence
Noun
I heard him utter a curse before the microphone was shut off. The witch pronounced a curse in some strange language. People believe that someone put a curse on the house. His fame turned out to be a curse, not a blessing.Verb
He cursed himself for being so careless. She cursed her bad luck. In the book the evil witch curses the villagers.
Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
What sets bottles apart from other plastic products born in the post-World War II rise of consumerism is the sheer speed with which the beverage bottle, now ubiquitous around the world, has shifted from convenience to curse. — Laura Parker, National Geographic, "How the plastic bottle went from miracle container to hated garbage," 23 Aug. 2019 In this as in so much else, the Internet has been both a boon and a curse. — Anne Fisher, Fortune, "Why Is Job Hunting (Still) So Slow?," 13 Aug. 2019 For the gyms, the rise in filming has been mostly a blessing but also, to a lesser extent, a curse. — Rebecca Jennings, Vox, "Why it feels like everyone on Instagram is filming their workouts," 2 Aug. 2019 Some of the women believed that having a period was a curse and something was wrong with their bodies. — Vincent T. Davis, ExpressNews.com, "San Antonio Girl Scout teaches female empowerment to girls in rural India," 24 June 2019 This war is a curse that women have suffered from the most. — Hiba Barakat, Teen Vogue, "Syrian Journalist Hiba Barakat Explains How Women Are Finding Ways to Survive the War," 18 June 2019 If there is a curse at Gila River, the Rattlers want to end it. — Richard Obert, azcentral, "Rattlers finish undefeated in the regular season for the first time in franchise history," 15 June 2019 In fact, several of the young cast members are firm believers in the curse of the Annabelle doll, even looking over their shoulders to keep tabs on the creepy toy that made a somewhat unwelcome guest appearance on the red carpet. — Dano Nissen, chicagotribune.com, "Ghost stories don’t scare 'Annabelle’s’ Patrick Wilson," 2 July 2019 Tonight's penultimate episode of Game of Thrones – in which Daenerys Targaryen finally gives in to the curse of her family and goes insane, torching the entire city of King's Landing and burning hundreds of innocent civilians alive. — Emma Dibdin, Harper's BAZAAR, "Sansa Stark Was Right All Along and Game of Thrones Fans Are Here For It," 13 May 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
One cleaning woman who works downtown told Fox News a homeless woman comes by every day, curses at her and spits on the window. — Barnini Chakraborty, Fox News, "San Francisco homeless stats soar: city blames big business, residents blame officials," 21 Aug. 2019 Plaintiffs in two separate suits say they were brutally punched and kicked, cursed at, and greeted with slurs and throat-slashing gestures. — Eric Tucker, The Seattle Times, "Brawl suits against Turkey raise questions of law, diplomacy," 19 May 2019 Treating the speech to troops much like a campaign rally, Trump bashed Democrats, cursed and used a familiar and suspicious trope — claiming that some unidentified people had been deeply moved by his presence. — Victoria Kim, latimes.com, "Trump touts Kim meeting at DMZ as ‘legendary,’ but little has changed," 30 June 2019 Cell phone video from May 27 shows officers cursing and pointing guns at Dravon Ames and Iesha Harper, threatening to shoot, after responding to a report of shoplifting. — CBS News, "Phoenix police release surveillance video of alleged shoplifting that led to controversial standoff," 18 June 2019 Social media reacted this week when a YouTube channel, producing kiddie cartoons, posted a video episode about a white angel who is cursed and turns into a Black woman. — Tanya A. Christian, Essence, "YouTube Pulls Kid Cartoon With Racist Messaging," 26 July 2019 Hue Gourmet Phoenix is loaded with Vietnamese restaurants that are cursed with a tiring sameness. — Dominic Armato, azcentral, "The best restaurants in Mesa," 15 July 2019 The problem these documentaries face is that, like Monet, Degas and co., they are cursed by popularity. — Author: Sebastian Smee, Anchorage Daily News, "Are nature documentaries the greatest art of our time?," 10 July 2019 Ellen Lyons, The Villages, Florida A: Sounds like your LG refrigerator was cursed. — Christopher Elliott, King Features Syndicate, The Mercury News, "Problem Solved: This $4,000 LG fridge is too picky about its environment," 9 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'curse.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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