blackguard vs curse

blackguard and curse both are nouns.

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

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

Other hyponyms of blackguard include slang, rail, revile, vilify, vituperate.

blackguard (noun)	curse (noun)
someone who is morally reprehensible	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

blackguard (verb)	curse (verb)
use foul or abusive language towards	utter obscenities or profanities
subject to laughter or ridicule	wish harm upon; invoke evil upon
	heap obscenities upon
	exclude from a church or a religious community