Word Meanings - CURSE - Book Publishers vocabulary database
Dan. korse to make the sign of the cross, Sw. korsa, fr. Dan. & Sw. kors cross, Icel kross, all these Scand. words coming fr. OF. crois, 1. To call upon divine or supernatural power to send injury upon; to imprecate evil upon; to execrate. Thou
Additional info about word: CURSE
Dan. korse to make the sign of the cross, Sw. korsa, fr. Dan. & Sw. kors cross, Icel kross, all these Scand. words coming fr. OF. crois, 1. 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. Ex. xxii. 28. Ere sunset I'll make thee curse the deed. Shak. 2. 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 impose Thy plagues, and curse 'em with such sons as those. Pope. To curse by bell, book, and candle. See under Bell.
Possible synonyms: (Same meaning words of CURSE)
- Abomination
- Loathing
- detestation
- hatred
- abhorrence
- plague
- nuisance
- evil
- annoyance
- infliction
- curse
- Pest
- Plague
- blight
- bone
- scourge
- Scourge
- Punishment
- bane
- undoing
- visitation
- Woe
- Grief
- sorrow
- misery
- calamity
- affliction
- distress
- disaster
- trouble
- malediction
Possible antonyms: (opposite words of CURSE)
- Bless
- Soothe
- compose
- please
- gratify
- gladden
- console
- elate
- comfort
- Compose
- calm
- allay
- appease
- soothe
- delight
- recreate
- entertain
- relieve
- refresh
Related words: (words related to CURSE)
- SORROW
The uneasiness or pain of mind which is produced by the loss of any good, real or supposed, or by diseappointment in the expectation of good; grief at having suffered or occasioned evil; regret; unhappiness; sadness. Milton. How great - DELIGHTING
Giving delight; gladdening. -- De*light"ing*ly, adv. Jer. Taylor. - COMFORTLESS
Without comfort or comforts; in want or distress; cheerless. Comfortless through turanny or might. Spenser. Syn. -- Forlorn; desolate; cheerless; inconsolable; disconsolate; wretched; miserable. -- Com"fort*less*ly, adv. -- Com"fort*less*ness, n. - TROUBLER
One who troubles or disturbs; one who afflicts or molests; a disturber; as, a troubler of the peace. The rich troublers of the world's repose. Waller. - SORROWED
Accompanied with sorrow; sorrowful. Shak. - DELIGHTLESS
Void of delight. Thomson. - NUISANCE
That which annoys or gives trouble and vexation; that which is offensive or noxious. Note: Nuisances are public when they annoy citizens in general; private, when they affect individuals only. (more info) nocentia guilt, fr. nocere to hurt, harm; - BLESSING
A gift. Gen. xxxiii. 11. 5. Grateful praise or worship. (more info) 1. The act of one who blesses. 2. A declaration of divine favor, or an invocation imploring divine favor on some or something; a benediction; a wish of happiness pronounces. - COMFORTABLY
In a comfortable or comforting manner. Speak ye comfortably to Jerusalem. Is. xl. 2. - VISITATION
The act of a naval commander who visits, or enters on board, a vessel belonging to another nation, for the purpose of ascertaining her character and object, but without claiming or exercising a right of searching the vessel. It is, however, usually - COMPOSE
To arrange in a composing stick in order for printing; to set . (more info) 1. To form by putting together two or more things or parts; to put together; to make up; to fashion. Zeal ought to be composed of the hidhest degrees of all - AFFLICTION
1. The cause of continued pain of body or mind, as sickness, losses, etc.; an instance of grievous distress; a pain or grief. To repay that money will be a biting affliction. Shak. 2. The state of being afflicted; a state of pain, distress, or - COMPOSER
1. One who composes; an author. Specifically, an author of a piece of music. If the thoughts of such authors have nothing in them, they at least . . . show an honest industry and a good intention in the composer. Addison. His most brilliant and - PLEASER
One who pleases or gratifies. - UNDOING
1. The reversal of what has been done. 2. Ruin. "The utter undoing of some." Hooker. - ENTERTAINER
One who entertains. - COMFORT
1. To make strong; to invigorate; to fortify; to corroborate. Wyclif. God's own testimony . . . doth not a little comfort and confirm the same. Hooker. 2. To assist or help; to aid. I . . . can not help the noble chevalier: God comfort him in this - TROUBLESOME
Giving trouble or anxiety; vexatious; burdensome; wearisome. This troublesome world. Book of Common Prayer. These troublesome disguises that we wear. Milton. My mother will never be troublesome to me. Pope. Syn. -- Uneasy; vexatious; perplexing; - CALAMITY
1. Any great misfortune or cause of misery; -- generally applied to events or disasters which produce extensive evil, either to communities or individuals. Note: The word calamity was first derived from calamus when the corn could not get out of - DELIGHTOUS
Delightful. Rom. of R. - CURBLESS
Having no curb or restraint. - MANDELATE
A salt of mandelic acid. - KATTIMUNDOO
A caoutchouc like substance obtained from the milky juice of the East Indian Euphorbia Kattimundoo. It is used as a cement. - CONSTABLESS
The wife of a constable. - OVERTROUBLED
Excessively troubled. - SPHACELATE
To die, decay, or become gangrenous, as flesh or bone; to mortify. - RIBLESS
Having no ribs. - DECOMPOSE
To separate the constituent parts of; to resolve into original elements; to set free from previously existing forms of chemical combination; to bring to dissolution; to rot or decay. - LIMBLESS
Destitute of limbs. - DISCOMFORTABLE
1. Causing discomfort; occasioning uneasiness; making sad. Sir P. Sidney. 2. Destitute of comfort; uncomfortable. A labyrinth of little discomfortable garrets. Thackeray. -- Dis*com"fort*a*ble*ness, n. - THUMBLESS
Without a thumb. Darwin. - AGRIEF
In grief; amiss. Chaucer.