'Cursing' definitions:
Definition of 'Cursing'
From: GCIDE
- Curse \Curse\ (k?rs), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Cursed (k?rst) or Curst; p. pr. & vb. n. Cursing.] [AS. cursian, corsian, perh. of Scand. origin; cf. Dan. korse to make the sign of the cross, Sw. korsa, fr. Dan. & Sw. kors cross, Icel kross, all these Scand. words coming fr. OF. crois, croiz, fr. L. crux cross. Cf. Cross.]
- 1. To call upon divine or supernatural power to send injury upon; to imprecate evil upon; to execrate. [1913 Webster]
- Thou shalt not . . . curse the ruler of thy people. --Ex. xxii. 28. [1913 Webster]
- Ere sunset I'll make thee curse the deed. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 2. 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. [1913 Webster]
- On impious realms and barbarous kings impose Thy plagues, and curse 'em with such sons as those. --Pope. [1913 Webster]
- To curse by bell, book, and candle. See under Bell. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'cursing'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abusive,
- bad language,
- billingsgate,
- blasphemous,
- blue language,
- calumniatory,
- calumnious,
- colorful language,
- comminatory,
- contumelious,
- cussing,
- damnatory,
- denunciatory,
- dirty,
- dirty language,
- dirty talk,
- dysphemism,
- dysphemistic,
- epithetic,
- evil speaking,
- excommunicative,
- excommunicatory,
- execration,
- execratory,
- filth,
- filthy language,
- foul,
- foul language,
- fulminatory,
- imprecation,
- imprecatory,
- maledictory,
- obscene,
- obscenity,
- profane,
- profane swearing,
- profanity,
- Rabelaisian,
- raw,
- ribald,
- ribaldry,
- risque,
- scatologic,
- scatology,
- scurrile,
- scurrilous,
- strong language,
- swearing,
- unparliamentary language,
- unrepeatable expressions,
- vile,
- vile language,
- vituperative,
- vulgar language