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curse
English
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /k??s/
- (General American) IPA(key): /k?s/
- Rhymes: -??(?)s
Etymology 1
From Middle English curse, kors, cors, curs, from Old English cors, curs (“curse”), of unknown origin.
Noun
curse (plural curses)
- A supernatural detriment or hindrance; a bane.
- A prayer or imprecation that harm may befall someone.
- The cause of great harm, evil, or misfortune; that which brings evil or severe affliction; torment.
- 1602, William Shakespeare, Toilus and Cressida, Act II, sc. 3:
- The common curse of mankind, folly and ignorance ...
- 1602, William Shakespeare, Toilus and Cressida, Act II, sc. 3:
- A vulgar epithet.
- (slang, dated, derogatory, usually with "the") A woman's menses.
Derived terms
- curse of Scotland
Descendants
- Sranan Tongo: kosi
Translations
- This translation table is meant for translations approximating the derogatory or strongly negative nature of this term in English. For standard translations, see the translation table at menstruation.
Etymology 2
From Middle English cursen, corsen, coursen, from Old English corsian, cursian (“to curse”), from the noun (see above).
Verb
curse (third-person singular simple present curses, present participle cursing, simple past and past participle cursed or (archaic) curst)
- (transitive) To place a curse upon (a person or object).
- Captain Edward Carlisle […] felt a curious sensation of helplessness seize upon him as he met her steady gaze, […] ; he could not tell what this prisoner might do. He cursed the fate which had assigned such a duty, cursed especially that fate which forced a gallant soldier to meet so superb a woman as this under handicap so hard.
- To call upon divine or supernatural power to send injury upon; to imprecate evil upon; to execrate.
- 1611, Bible (King James Version), Exodus xxii. 28
- Thou shalt not […] curse the ruler of thy people.
- 1611, Bible (King James Version), Exodus xxii. 28
- (transitive) To speak or shout a vulgar curse or epithet.
- (intransitive) To use offensive or morally inappropriate language.
- 1611, Bible (King James Version), Matthew xxi. 74
- Then began he to curse and to swear.
- Synonym: swear
- 1611, Bible (King James Version), Matthew xxi. 74
- 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.
- 1703, Alexander Pope, Thebais
- On impious realms and barbarous kings impose / Thy plagues, and curse 'em with such sons as those.
- 1703, Alexander Pope, Thebais
Antonyms
- bless
Derived terms
Descendants
- Sranan Tongo: kosi
Translations
Anagrams
- Cruse, Cures, Sucre, crues, cruse, cuers, cures, ecrus, sucre
Latin
Participle
curse
- vocative masculine singular of cursus
Portuguese
Verb
curse
- first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of cursar
- third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of cursar
- third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of cursar
- third-person singular (você) negative imperative of cursar
Romanian
Noun
curse f pl
- plural of curs?
Spanish
Verb
curse
- Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of cursar.
- First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of cursar.
- Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of cursar.
- Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of cursar.
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apparition
English
Etymology
From Middle French apparition, from Latin apparitio, from appareo.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?æp.?????n?/
- (US) IPA(key): /?æp.????.n?/, /?æp.???.??n/
Noun
apparition (plural apparitions)
- An act of becoming visible; appearance; visibility.
- 1856-1858, William H. Prescott, History of the Reign of Philip II
- the sudden apparition of the Spaniards
- 1856-1858, William H. Prescott, History of the Reign of Philip II
- The thing appearing; a visible object; a form.
- August 16, 1709, Isaac Bickerstaff (pseudonym for Richard Steele or (in some later numbers of the journal) Joseph Addison), The Tatler No. 55
- […] which apparition, it seems, was you.
- August 16, 1709, Isaac Bickerstaff (pseudonym for Richard Steele or (in some later numbers of the journal) Joseph Addison), The Tatler No. 55
- An unexpected, wonderful, or preternatural appearance; especially something such as a ghost or phantom.
- The attic is haunted by the ghostly apparition of a young girl who died there.
- (astronomy) The first appearance of a star or other luminary after having been invisible or obscured; opposed to occultation.
- (astronomy) A period of consecutive days or nights when a particular celestial body may be observed, beginning with the heliacal rising of the body and ending with its heliacal setting.
Synonyms
- (act of becoming visible): appearance
- (a preternatural appearance): vision
- See also Thesaurus:ghost
Related terms
- apparent
- appearance
Translations
French
Etymology
From Latin app?riti?.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.pa.?i.sj??/
Noun
apparition f (plural apparitions)
- appearance
- ghost
- (baseball) plate appearance
Synonyms
- (ghost): fantôme
- (plate appearance): apparition au bâton, présence, présence au bâton
Derived terms
- faire son apparition
Further reading
- “apparition” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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