curse in WordNet English dictionary

1. wish harm upon; invoke evil upon
   "The bad witch cursed the child"
   curse  beshrew  damn  bedamn  anathemize  anathemise  imprecate  maledict 
   
2. utter obscenities or profanities
   "The drunken men were cursing loudly in the street"
   curse  cuss  blaspheme  swear  imprecate 
   
3. heap obscenities upon
   "The taxi driver who felt he didn't get a high enough tip cursed the passenger"
   curse 
   
4. exclude from a church or a religious community
   "The gay priest was excommunicated when he married his partner"
   excommunicate  unchurch  curse 
   

1. something causing misery or death
   "the bane of my life"
   bane  curse  scourge  nemesis 
   
2. an appeal to some supernatural power to inflict evil on someone or some group
   execration  condemnation  curse 
   
3. profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
   "expletives were deleted"
   curse  curse word  expletive  oath  swearing  swearword  cuss 
   
4. an evil spell
   "a witch put a curse on his whole family"; "he put the whammy on me"
   hex  jinx  curse  whammy 
   
5. a severe affliction
   curse  torment