n.
1.profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
2.an appeal to some supernatural power to inflict evil on someone or some group
3.an evil spell
4.something causes misery or death
5.a severe affliction curse v.
1.utter obscenities or profanities
2.heap obscenities upon
3.wish harm upon
4.exclude from a church or a religious community
Idiom of the Day
live in an ivory tower
to be unaware of the realities of everyday life
The university professor lives in an ivory tower and does not seem to understand what is going on in the world.
