咒
incantation; curse
Meanings
2 senses · 10 examplesnoun
incantation; prayer for harm
formalMost often used in religious or spiritual contexts, referring to ritual spoken phrases.
The monk is chanting an incantation to pray for blessings.
Ancient wizards often used incantations to ask for good luck.
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The incantations of this tribe are full of mysterious colors.
He holds a book recording ancient incantations.
On Halloween, children will chant simple incantations to ask for candy.
verb
to curse; to wish someone ill
informalUsed in informal daily speech to describe speaking maliciously towards others.
Don't curse people, that's very impolite.
When he gets angry, he will curse others to have bad luck.
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Don't curse your colleagues behind their backs, it will damage relationships.
Hearing someone curse her, she turned red with anger.
He was just joking, not really cursing you.