Curse

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·vt An invocation of, or prayer for, harm or injury; malediction.

II. Curse ·vt The cause of great harm, evil, or misfortune; that which brings evil or severe affliction; torment.

III. Curse ·vi To utter imprecations or curses; to affirm or deny with imprecations; to Swear.

IV. Curse ·vt Evil pronounced or invoked upon another, solemnly, or in passion; subjection to, or sentence of, divine condemnation.

V. Curse ·vt To call upon divine or supernatural power to send injury upon; to imprecate evil upon; to Execrate.

VI. Curse ·vt To bring great evil upon; to be the cause of serious harm or unhappiness to; to furnish with that which will be a cause of deep trouble; to afflict or injure grievously; to harass or torment.