arouse vs curse

arouse is not a noun while curse is a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
arouse	No	No	Yes	No
curse	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, curse is a hyponym of arouse; that is, curse is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than arouse:

Other hyponyms of arouse include anathemise, anathemize, bedamn, beshrew, damn, imprecate, maledict, bless.

arouse (noun)	curse (noun)
	profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
	an appeal to some supernatural power to inflict evil on someone or some group
	an evil spell
	a severe affliction
	something causing misery or death

arouse (verb)	curse (verb)
cause to be alert and energetic	utter obscenities or profanities
cause to become awake or conscious	wish harm upon; invoke evil upon
stop sleeping	heap obscenities upon
summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic	exclude from a church or a religious community
call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
to evoke sexual feelings
to begin moving