n. The expression of a wish of evil to another; an imprecation of evil; a malediction.n. Evil which has been solemnly invoked upon one.n. That which brings or causes evil or severe affliction or trouble; a great evil; a bane; a scourge: the opposite of blessing: as, strong drink is a curse to millions.n. Condemnation; sentence of evil or punishment.To wish evil to; imprecate or invoke evil upon; call down calamity, injury, or destruction upon; execrate in speech.Hence To put under ecclesiastical ban or anathema; excommunicate; condemn or sentence to the disabilities of excommunication.To bring or place a curse upon; blight or blast with a curse or malignant evils; vex, harass, or afflict with great calamities.To utter imprecations; affirm or deny with imprecations of divine vengeance; use blasphemous or profane language; swear.n. Literally, a cress: in popular use identified with curse, an imprecation, and used only as a symbol of utter worthlessness in certain negative expressions: as, “not worth a curse,” “to care not a curse,” etc.