1. (

• curse ,
• beshrew ,
• damn ,
• bedamn ,
• anathemize ,
• anathemise ,
• imprecate ,
• maledict

) wish harm upon; invoke evil upon; "The bad witch cursed the child" ;

2. (

• curse ,
• cuss ,
• blaspheme ,
• swear ,
• imprecate

) utter obscenities or profanities; "The drunken men were cursing loudly in the street" ;