curses

Foiled villain's cry

Curses, simply the plural of curse, is a mild oath used to express surprise or some undesirable emotion.

It is often used ironically.

hex

spell

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  • jinxCurse bringing misfortune
  • hexMalevolent incantation
  • enchantmentMagical influence over someone

incantation · bewitchment · voodoo · hoodoo · evil-eye · malediction · imprecation · conjuration · bane · affliction

swearwords

damn

Mild expletive

  • hellUnderworld of suffering
  • bloodyGore-covered or British curse
  • crapWorthless material or nonsense

bastard · SOB · dammit · goddamn · expletive · profanity · obscenity · vulgarity · blasphemy · oath

misfortune

doom

Unavoidable grim fate

plague · scourge · woe · ruin · bane · plight · tribulation · adversity · hardship · misery

supernatural

witchcraft

Practice of supernatural magic

ritual · grimoire · coven · warlock · witch · shaman · divination · omen · portent · augury

exclamation

drat

Mild oath

  • darnRepair by weaving
  • blastSudden forceful burst
  • ratsLong-tailed urban pests

heck · shucks · fiddlesticks · phooey · tarnation · confound · blimey · crikey · gadzooks · egad

folklore

haunted

Occupied by ghosts

star-crossed · ill-fated

Categories
Opposites
spiritual/supernatural utterance

cursesblessings

Favors from the divine

benedictions · benediction · blesses · consecrations · prayers

speech acts/exclamations

cursespraises

Verbally commends

blessings · hallelujahs · amens · hosannas · thanks

fortune/fate

cursesblessings

Favors from the divine

benefits · gifts · graces · favors · good fortune

Phrases
Family

curse, cursed, cursing, accursed, curser, cursers

Familiarity
Top 20,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG