Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - curse
Curse
curse
n. & v. --n. 1 a solemn utterance intended to invoke a supernatural power to inflict destruction or punishment on a person or thing. 2 the evil supposedly resulting from a curse. 3 a violent exclamation of anger; a profane oath. 4 a thing that causes evil or harm. 5 (prec. by the) colloq. menstruation. 6 a sentence of excommunication. --v. 1 tr. a utter a curse against. b (in imper.) may God curse. 2 tr. (usu. in passive; foll. by with) afflict with (cursed with blindness). 3 intr. utter expletive curses; swear. 4 tr. excommunicate. Derivatives curser n. Etymology: OE curs, cursian, of unkn. orig.
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I. noun Etymology: Middle English curs, from Old English Date: before 12th century a prayer or invocation for harm or injury to come upon one ; imprecation, something that is ~d or ac~d, evil or misfortune that comes as if in response to imprecation or as retribution, a cause of great harm or misfortune ; torment, menstruation, II. verb (~d; cursing) Date: before 12th century transitive verb to use profanely insolent language against ; blaspheme , 2. to call upon divine or supernatural power to send injury upon , to execrate in fervent and often profane terms , to bring great evil upon ; afflict , intransitive verb to utter imprecations ; swear ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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