Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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swear | No | No | Yes | No |
curse | Yes | No | Yes | No |
swear (noun) | curse (noun) |
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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 |
swear (verb) | curse (verb) |
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have faith or confidence in | utter obscenities or profanities |
make a deposition; declare under oath | wish harm upon; invoke evil upon |
utter obscenities or profanities | heap obscenities upon |
promise solemnly; take an oath | exclude from a church or a religious community |
to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true |