What is the meaning of curse?

noun

• Profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger.
  • usage: "expletives were deleted"
  • synonyms: curse word, expletive, oath, swearing, swearword, cuss
• An appeal to some supernatural power to inflict evil on someone or some group.
  • synonyms: execration, condemnation
• An evil spell.
  • usage: "a witch put a curse on his whole family"; "he put the whammy on me"
  • synonyms: hex, jinx, whammy
• Something causing misery or death.
  • usage: "the bane of my life"
  • synonyms: bane, scourge, nemesis
• A severe affliction.
  • synonyms: torment

verb

• Utter obscenities or profanities.
  • usage: "The drunken men were cursing loudly in the street"
  • synonyms: cuss, blaspheme, swear, imprecate
• Heap obscenities upon.
  • usage: "The taxi driver who felt he didn't get a high enough tip cursed the passenger"
• Wish harm upon; invoke evil upon.
  • usage: "The bad witch cursed the child"
  • synonyms: beshrew, damn, bedamn, anathemize, anathemise, imprecate, maledict
• Exclude from a church or a religious community.
  • usage: "The gay priest was excommunicated when he married his partner"
  • synonyms: excommunicate, unchurch