Cuss — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a persistently annoying person

a boy or man

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dɪlˈæpᵻdˌeɪɾɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/kˈʌs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kˈʌs/

1 syllable Say it as /dɪlˈæpᵻdˌeɪɾɪŋ/.

Examples

that chap is your host
there's a fellow at the door
he's a likable cuss

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

blighter fella lad imprecate curse word gent curse swearing gadfly chap swearword fellow pest bloke swear expletive oath pesterer feller blaspheme

Parts of Speech

noun	a persistently annoying person
noun	a boy or man “that chap is your host”
noun	profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger “expletives were deleted”
verb	utter obscenities or profanities “The drunken men were cursing loudly in the street”

Word Forms

pester	verb	annoy persistently
curse	verb	heap obscenities upon
swear	verb	utter obscenities or profanities
cuss	verb	utter obscenities or profanities
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

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

fluchen

eine ständig nervige Person

🇫🇷French

jurer

une personne constamment ennuyeuse

🇪🇸Spanish

ser tío

una persona persistentemente molesta

🇮🇹Italian

imprecare

una persona persistentemente fastidiosa

🇳🇱Dutch

vloeken

een aanhoudend irritant persoon

🇵🇹Portuguese

xingar

uma pessoa persistentemente irritante

🇷🇺Russian

ругаться

постоянно раздражающий человек

India

🇮🇳Hindi

गाली

लगातार परेशान करने वाला व्यक्ति

🇮🇳Tamil

கஸ்

தொடர்ந்து எரிச்சலூட்டும் நபர்

🇮🇳Telugu

కస్

నిరంతరం బాధించే వ్యక్తి

🇮🇳Gujarati

કસ

સતત હેરાન કરનાર વ્યક્તિ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕಸ್

ನಿರಂತರವಾಗಿ ಕಿರಿಕಿರಿಗೊಳಿಸುವ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കസ്സ്

സ്ഥിരമായി ശല്യപ്പെടുത്തുന്ന ഒരു വ്യക്തി

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

坏话

一个持续烦人的人

🇯🇵Japanese

悪口を言う

しつこく迷惑な人

🇰🇷Korean

저주

계속 짜증나는 사람

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chửi rủa

một người liên tục khó chịu

🇹🇭Thai

สัส

เป็นคนที่น่ารำคาญอยู่เสมอ

🇮🇩Indonesian

menyumpahi

orang yang terus-menerus menyebalkan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

لعنة

شخص مزعج باستمرار

🇮🇷Persian

فحش دادن

یک فرد دائما آزار دهنده

🇹🇷Turkish

küfür

sürekli sinir bozucu bir insan

🇮🇱Hebrew

לקלל

אדם מעצבן מתמשך

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