How do you define 'curse'?

Answer 1

Here is how I define 'curse':

VERB

1) to wish another person some evil, punishment, or revenge by invoking the name of God or some other deity

2) to wish failure on another person's endeavors or attempts

3) to utter blasphemous, obscene, or other abusive words as an expression of anger or antagonism

NOUN

1) an evil or punishment that is wished upon another person by invoking the name of God or some other deity

2) an informal term for menstruation

3) a blasphemous, obscene, or other abusive word spoken to express anger or antagonism

4) any enterprise or other attempt doomed to failure