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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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revenant
English
Etymology
19th century. From French revenant, the present participle of revenir (“to return”). Compare revenue.
Pronunciation
- (General American, Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /???v?n?nt/
Noun
revenant (plural revenants)
- Someone who returns from a long absence.
- 1886, Mrs Lynn Linton, Paston Carew viii, as cited in the Oxford English Dictionary, volume 8 part 1, published 1914, page 595:
- They would not visit this undesirable revenant with his insolent wealth and discreditable origin.
- 1895 August 31, Daily News 4/7, as cited in the Oxford English Dictionary, volume 8 part 1, published 1914, page 595:
- The undergraduates, our fogey revenant observes, look much as they did.., in outward aspect.
- 2008, Andrew Cusack, Wanderer in 19th-Century German Literature, Camden House, ?ISBN, page 91:
- From this moment on, the hero's fate is sealed; an attempt to reestablish himself in human society, though initially successful, inevitably fails. The stone tablet exerts an invincible fascination over the revenant, who becomes so withdrawn that his father implores him: […]
- 1886, Mrs Lynn Linton, Paston Carew viii, as cited in the Oxford English Dictionary, volume 8 part 1, published 1914, page 595:
- A person or thing reborn.
- 2007, John Burrow, A History of Histories, Penguin 2009, page 184:
- Sometimes […] semi-identifications could be made on the basis of names. Henry VII's son Arthur was hailed as a revenant in this way.
- 2007, John Burrow, A History of Histories, Penguin 2009, page 184:
- A supernatural being that returns from the dead; a zombie or ghost.
- 1837 Thomas Carlyle, The French Revolution: A History
- For granting even that Religion were dead; that it had died, half-centuries ago, with unutterable Dubois; or emigrated lately, to Alsace, with Necklace-Cardinal Rohan; or that it now walked as goblin revenant with Bishop Talleyrand of Autun; yet does not the Shadow of Religion, the Cant of Religion, still linger?
- 1837 Thomas Carlyle, The French Revolution: A History
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:ghost
Translations
Adjective
revenant (comparative more revenant, superlative most revenant)
- Returning.
- 1988, Salman Rushdie, The Satanic Verses, Random House (2008), page 134:
- On clear nights when the moon was full, she waited for its shining revenant ghost.
- 1988, Salman Rushdie, The Satanic Verses, Random House (2008), page 134:
Anagrams
- Tavenner, venerant
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??.v(?).n??/
Verb
revenant
- present participle of revenir
Noun
revenant m (plural revenants, feminine revenante)
- A supernatural being that returns from the dead; a zombie or ghost.
- A person who returns after a long absence
Further reading
- “revenant” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Anagrams
- énervant, vénérant
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