CURSING Synonyms
There are 32 hypernyms of the word cursing. (close relations)
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| Word | Save | More Find | Usage | Type | ||
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| swear | verb, nounv, n | |||||
verb • utter obscenities or profanities • to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true • promise solemnly; take an oath • make a deposition; declare under oath • have faith or confidence in | ||||||
| cuss | verbv | |||||
noun • a persistently annoying person • a boy or man • profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger verb • utter obscenities or profanities | ||||||
| imprecate | verbv | |||||
verb • wish harm upon; invoke evil upon • utter obscenities or profanities | ||||||
| anathemise | verbv | |||||
verb • wish harm upon; invoke evil upon • curse or declare to be evil or anathema or threaten with divine punishment | ||||||
| anathemize | verb, nounv, n | |||||
verb • wish harm upon; invoke evil upon • curse or declare to be evil or anathema or threaten with divine punishment | ||||||
| bane | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
noun • something causing misery or death | ||||||
| bedamn | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
verb • wish harm upon; invoke evil upon | ||||||
| beshrew | verbv | |||||
verb • wish harm upon; invoke evil upon | ||||||
| blaspheme | verbv | |||||
verb • utter obscenities or profanities • speak of in an irreverent or impious manner | ||||||
| condemnation | nounn | |||||
noun • an expression of strong disapproval; pronouncing as wrong or morally culpable • (law) the act of condemning (as land forfeited for public use) or judging to be unfit for use (as a food product or an unsafe building) • an appeal to some supernatural power to inflict evil on someone or some group • the condition of being strongly disapproved of • (criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed | ||||||
| excommunicate | verbv | |||||
verb • exclude from a church or a religious community • oust or exclude from a group or membership by decree | ||||||
| execration | nounn | |||||
noun • hate coupled with disgust • an appeal to some supernatural power to inflict evil on someone or some group • the object of cursing or detestation; that which is execrated | ||||||
| expletive | nounn | |||||
noun • profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger • a word or phrase conveying no independent meaning but added to fill out a sentence or metrical line | ||||||
| hex | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||
adjective • of or pertaining to a number system having 16 as its base noun • an evil spell verb • cast a spell over someone or something; put a hex on someone or something | ||||||
| jinx | nounn | |||||
noun • a person believed to bring bad luck to those around him • an evil spell verb • cast a spell over someone or something; put a hex on someone or something • foredoom to failure | ||||||
| maledict | verbv | |||||
adjective satellite • under a curse verb • wish harm upon; invoke evil upon | ||||||
| nemesis | nounn | |||||
noun • (Greek mythology) the goddess of divine retribution and vengeance • something causing misery or death | ||||||
| oath | nounn | |||||
noun • profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger • a commitment to tell the truth (especially in a court of law); to lie under oath is to become subject to prosecution for perjury • a solemn promise, usually invoking a divine witness, regarding your future acts or behavior | ||||||
| scourge | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a whip used to inflict punishment • something causing misery or death • a person who inspires fear or dread verb • punish severely; excoriate • whip • cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly | ||||||
| swearing | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
noun • profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger • a commitment to tell the truth (especially in a court of law); to lie under oath is to become subject to prosecution for perjury | ||||||
