curse vs bring up

bring up vs curse

curse is a noun but bring up is not a noun.

curse and bring up both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
curse	Yes	No	Yes	No
bring up	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, bring up is a hypernym of curse; that is, bring up is a word with a broader meaning than curse:

curse: wish harm upon; invoke evil upon
bring up: summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic

Other hypernyms of curse include arouse, call down, call forth, conjure, conjure up, evoke, invoke, put forward, raise, stir.

curse (noun)	bring up (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

curse (verb)	bring up (verb)
utter obscenities or profanities	cause to load (an operating system) and start the initial processes
wish harm upon; invoke evil upon	make reference to
heap obscenities upon	put forward for consideration or discussion
exclude from a church or a religious community	summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic
	raise from a lower to a higher position
	cause to come to a sudden stop
	look after a child until it is an adult
	promote from a lower position or rank

Difference between curse and bring up

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