English Dictionary

curse

/kɜːs/

noun

A supernatural detriment or hindrance; a bane. / A prayer or imprecation that harm may befall someone.

He believed that the curse was responsible for all the misfortunes in his life.

意味（1）

A supernatural detriment or hindrance; a bane.

意味（2）

A prayer or imprecation that harm may befall someone.

意味（3）

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

The common curſe of mankinde, Folly and Ignorance[…]

意味（4）

A vulgar epithet.

Swearing doesn't just mean what we now understand by dirty words. It is entwined, in social and linguistic history, with the other sort of swearing: vows and oaths. Consider for a moment the origins of almost any word we have for bad language – profanity, curses, oaths and swearing itself.

意味（5）

(slang, dated, derogatory, usually with "the") A woman's menses.