curse vs cuss

curse and cuss both are nouns.

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

As nouns, curse and cuss are synonyms defined as:

curse and cuss: profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger

Other synonyms of curse include curse word, expletive, oath, swearing, swearword.

As verbs, curse and cuss are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of curse include blaspheme, imprecate, swear.

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

curse (verb)	cuss (verb)
utter obscenities or profanities	utter obscenities or profanities
wish harm upon; invoke evil upon
heap obscenities upon
exclude from a church or a religious community