imprecation vs curse
curse vs imprecationimprecation and curse both are nouns.
imprecation is not a verb while curse is a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| imprecation | Yes | No | No | No |
| curse | Yes | No | Yes | No |
As nouns,
curse is a hypernym of
imprecation; that is, curse is a
word with a broader meaning than imprecation:
- imprecation: the act of calling down a curse that invokes evil (and usually serves as an insult)
- curse: an appeal to some supernatural power to inflict evil on someone or some group
Other hypernyms of imprecation include
condemnation, execration.
| imprecation (noun) | curse (noun) |
|---|---|
| the act of calling down a curse that invokes evil (and usually serves as an insult) | profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger |
| a slanderous accusation | 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 |
| imprecation (verb) | curse (verb) |
|---|---|
| utter obscenities or profanities | |
| wish harm upon; invoke evil upon | |
| heap obscenities upon | |
| exclude from a church or a religious community |
Words related to "imprecation"
Words related to "curse"
- abuse
- affliction
- anathema
- anathemise
- anathemize
- arouse
- bane
- bedamn
- beshrew
- blackguard
- blaspheme
- bless
- bring up
- call down
- call forth
- charm
- clapperclaw
- condemnation
- conjure
- conjure up
- curse word
- cuss
- damn
- denouncement
- denunciation
- evoke
- exclude
- excommunicate
- execration
- expletive
- express
- give tongue to
- hex
- imprecate
- imprecation
- invoke
- jinx
- keep out
- magic spell
- magical spell
- maledict
- malediction
- nemesis
- oath
- profanity
- put forward
- raise
- scourge
- shout
- shut
- shut out
- spell
- stir
- swear
- swearing
- swearword
- torment
- unchurch
- utter
- verbalise
- verbalize
- whammy
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