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Curse is defined as to wish evil or injury on someone or to use swear words.

(verb)

An example of curse is when you wish that your enemy would get chicken pox.
An example of curse is when you say a bad word like the "f" word.

The definition of a curse is a swear word or a bad word or the state of bad luck caused by someone wishing evil or injury to happen to someone else.

(noun)

An example of a curse is the "f" word.
An example of a curse is when your enemy put a hex on you or wished bad things upon you.

See curse in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

a calling on God or the gods to send evil or injury down on some person or thing
a profane, obscene, or blasphemous oath, imprecation, etc. expressing hatred, anger, vexation, etc.
evil or injury that seems to come in answer to a curse
any cause of evil or injury

Origin: ME & Late OE n. curs, v. cursian: prob. < L cursus (see course), used of the course of daily liturgical prayers and of the set of imprecations in the formal recital of offenses entailing excommunication; hence, consignment to an evil fate

transitive verb cursed, curst, cursing

to call evil or injury down on; damn
to swear at; use profane, blasphemous, or obscene language against
to bring evil or injury on; afflict

intransitive verb

to utter a curse or curses; swear; blaspheme

See curse in American Heritage Dictionary 4

curse

noun

a. An appeal or prayer for evil or misfortune to befall someone or something.
b. The evil or misfortune that comes in or as if in response to such an appeal: bewailed the curse of ill health.
One that is accursed.
A source or cause of evil; a scourge: “Selfishness is the greatest curse of the human race” (William Ewart Gladstone).
A profane word or phrase; a swearword.
Ecclesiastical A censure, ban, or anathema.
Slang Menstruation. Used with the.