Cuss vs. Curse

Cuss and Curse Definitions
Cuss
To curse or curse at.
Curse
An appeal or prayer for evil or misfortune to befall someone or something.
Cuss
A curse.
Curse
Evil or misfortune viewed as resulting from such an appeal
Believed that the amulet would ward off curses.
Cuss
A stubborn or annoying person or animal.
Curse
A source or cause of evil; a scourge
“Selfishness is the greatest curse of the human race” (William Ewart Gladstone).
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Cuss
To use cursing, to use bad language, to speak profanely.
Curse
A profane word or phrase; a swearword.
Cuss
A curse.
Curse
(Ecclesiastical) A censure, ban, or anathema.
Cuss
A curse word.
Curse
(Offensive) Menstruation. Used with the.
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Cuss
A fellow, person.
Curse
To invoke evil or misfortune upon; damn.
Cuss
A persistently annoying person
Curse
To swear at
Cursed the car because it wouldn't start.
Cuss
A boy or man;
That chap is your host
There's a fellow at the door
He's a likable cuss
Curse
To bring evil upon; afflict
Was cursed with crippling arthritis.
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Cuss
Profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger;
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Curse
(Ecclesiastical) To put under a ban or anathema; excommunicate.
Cuss
Utter obscenities or profanities;
The drunken men were cursing loudly in the street
Curse
To utter curses; swear.
Curse
A supernatural detriment or hindrance; a bane.
Curse
A prayer or imprecation that harm may befall someone.
Curse
The cause of great harm, evil, or misfortune; that which brings evil or severe affliction; torment.
Curse
A vulgar epithet.
Curse
A woman's menses.
Curse
(transitive) To place a curse upon (a person or object).
Curse
To call upon divine or supernatural power to send injury upon; to imprecate evil upon; to execrate.
Curse
(transitive) To speak or shout a vulgar curse or epithet.
Curse
(intransitive) To use offensive or morally inappropriate language.
Curse
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.
Curse
To call upon divine or supernatural power to send injury upon; to imprecate evil upon; to execrate.
Thou shalt not . . . curse the ruler of thy people.
Ere sunset I'll make thee curse the deed.
Curse
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.
On impious realms and barbarous kings imposeThy plagues, and curse 'em with such sons as those.
Curse
To utter imprecations or curses; to affirm or deny with imprecations; to swear.
Then began he to curse and to swear.
His spirits hear me,And yet I need must curse.
Curse
An invocation of, or prayer for, harm or injury; malediction.
Lady, you know no rules of charity,Which renders good for bad, blessings for curses.
Curse
Evil pronounced or invoked upon another, solemnly, or in passion; subjection to, or sentence of, divine condemnation.
The priest shall write these curses in a book.
Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.
Curse
The cause of great harm, evil, or misfortune; that which brings evil or severe affliction; torment.
The common curse of mankind, folly and ignorance.
All that I eat, or drink, or shall beget,Is propagated curse.
Curse
Profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger;
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Curse
An appeal to some supernatural power to inflict evil on someone or some group
Curse
An evil spell;
A witch put a curse on his whole family
He put the whammy on me
Curse
Something causes misery or death;
The bane of my life
Curse
A severe affliction
Curse
Utter obscenities or profanities;
The drunken men were cursing loudly in the street
Curse
Heap obscenities upon;
The taxi driver who felt he didn't get a high enough tip cursed the passenger
Curse
Wish harm upon; invoke evil upon;
The bad witch cursed the child
Curse
Exclude from a church or a religious community;
The gay priest was excommunicated when he married his partner