| verb | utter obscenities or profanities “The drunken men were cursing loudly in the street” |
| verb | heap obscenities upon “The taxi driver who felt he didn't get a high enough tip cursed the passenger” |
| verb | wish harm upon; invoke evil upon “The bad witch cursed the child” |
| verb | exclude from a church or a religious community “The gay priest was excommunicated when he married his partner” |
| adjective | deserving a curse; sometimes used as an intensifier “villagers shun the area believing it to be cursed” |
| adjective | in danger of the eternal punishment of Hell “poor damned souls” |
| curse | noun | profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger |
| cuss | noun | profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger |
| swearer | noun | someone who uses profanity |
| swearing | noun | profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger |
| damnatory | adjective | threatening with damnation |
| damnation | noun | the state of being condemned to eternal punishment in Hell |
| imprecation | noun | the act of calling down a curse that invokes evil (and usually serves as an insult) |
| malediction | noun | the act of calling down a curse that invokes evil (and usually serves as an insult) |
| excommunication | noun | the state of being excommunicated |