curse

/kə:s/
Noun
  1. a severe affliction
  2. something causing misery or death
    • the bane of my life
  3. an evil spell
    • a witch put a curse on his whole family
    • he put the whammy on me
  4. an appeal to some supernatural power to inflict evil on someone or some group
  5. profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
    • expletives were deleted
Verb
  1. exclude from a church or a religious community
    • The gay priest was excommunicated when he married his partner
  2. wish harm upon; invoke evil upon
    • The bad witch cursed the child
  3. heap obscenities upon
    • The taxi driver who felt he didn't get a high enough tip cursed the passenger
  4. utter obscenities or profanities
    • The drunken men were cursing loudly in the street

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A witch placed a curse on the sleeping village.