cursings

Streams of oaths

Cursings is plural of cursing, either as a noun or a verb form.

As a noun, cursing is the utterance of curses—profane language or invocations of harm: The cursings of angry drivers filled the intersection.

Multiple instances of swearing or multiple acts of wishing ill on someone become cursings: His cursings grew louder as the day went on.

verbal

swearing

Profane speech or vows

blasphemy · obscenities · foul language · cussing · vulgarities · epithets · invectives · maledictions · imprecations · exclamations

supernatural

hexes

Malevolent magical spells

enchantments · bewitchments · incantations · black magic · voodoo · evil eye · imprecations · anathemas · damnations · execrations

religious

damnations

Consignments to hell

blasphemies · profanations · sacrilege · imprecations · heresies · apostasies · desecrations · interdictions · banishments · divine wrath

Opposites
speech act valence

cursingsblessings

Favors from the divine

benedictions · good wishes · well-wishings · praises · commendations

religious/spiritual function

cursingsblessings

Favors from the divine

benedictions · consecrations · absolutions · good wishes · well-wishings

speech register/propriety

cursingscompliments

Expressions of admiration

commendations · laudations · acclamations · civil discourse · honorifics

Phrases
Family

cursing

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG