Another word for cuss

To invoke evil or injury upon

• maledict

  1. Accursed.
  2. To pronounce a curse against.

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  1. Accursed.
  2. To pronounce a curse against.

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• execrate

  1. To declare to be hateful or abhorrent; denounce.
  2. To feel loathing for; abhor.
  3. To invoke a curse on.

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  1. To declare to be hateful or abhorrent; denounce.
  2. To feel loathing for; abhor.
  3. To invoke a curse on.

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• imprecate

  1. To invoke evil upon; curse.

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  1. To invoke evil upon; curse.

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• damn

  1. To condemn to everlasting punishment or another terrible fate in the afterlife; doom:
  2. To condemn to an undesirable fate; destine:
  3. To bring about the failure of; ruin:

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  1. To condemn to everlasting punishment or another terrible fate in the afterlife; doom:
  2. To condemn to an undesirable fate; destine:
  3. To bring about the failure of; ruin:

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• curse

  1. An appeal or prayer for evil or misfortune to befall someone or something.
  2. Evil or misfortune that comes as if in response to such an appeal:
  3. A source or cause of evil; a scourge:

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  1. An appeal or prayer for evil or misfortune to befall someone or something.
  2. Evil or misfortune that comes as if in response to such an appeal:
  3. A source or cause of evil; a scourge:

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• anathematize

  1. To proclaim an anathema on; curse.

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  1. To proclaim an anathema on; curse.

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To use profane or obscene language

• swear

  1. To make a solemn declaration, invoking a deity or a sacred person or thing, in confirmation of and witness to the honesty or truth of such a declaration.
  2. To make a solemn promise; vow.
  3. To use obscene or blasphemous language; curse.

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  1. To make a solemn declaration, invoking a deity or a sacred person or thing, in confirmation of and witness to the honesty or truth of such a declaration.
  2. To make a solemn promise; vow.
  3. To use obscene or blasphemous language; curse.

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• damn

  1. To condemn to everlasting punishment or another terrible fate in the afterlife; doom:
  2. To condemn to an undesirable fate; destine:
  3. To bring about the failure of; ruin:

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  1. To condemn to everlasting punishment or another terrible fate in the afterlife; doom:
  2. To condemn to an undesirable fate; destine:
  3. To bring about the failure of; ruin:

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• curse

  1. An appeal or prayer for evil or misfortune to befall someone or something.
  2. Evil or misfortune that comes as if in response to such an appeal:
  3. A source or cause of evil; a scourge:

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  1. An appeal or prayer for evil or misfortune to befall someone or something.
  2. Evil or misfortune that comes as if in response to such an appeal:
  3. A source or cause of evil; a scourge:

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• blaspheme

  1. To speak of (God or a sacred entity) in an irreverent, impious manner.
  2. To revile; execrate.
  3. To speak blasphemy.

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  1. To speak of (God or a sacred entity) in an irreverent, impious manner.
  2. To revile; execrate.
  3. To speak blasphemy.

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A profane or obscene term

• swearword

  1. An obscene or blasphemous word.

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  1. An obscene or blasphemous word.

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• oath

  1. A solemn, formal declaration or promise to fulfill a pledge, often calling on God, a god, or a sacred object as witness.
  2. The words or formula of such a declaration or promise.
  3. Something declared or promised.

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  1. A solemn, formal declaration or promise to fulfill a pledge, often calling on God, a god, or a sacred object as witness.
  2. The words or formula of such a declaration or promise.
  3. Something declared or promised.

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• expletive

  1. An exclamation or oath, especially one that is profane, vulgar, or obscene.
  2. A word or phrase that does not contribute any meaning but is added only to fill out a sentence or a metrical line.
  3. A word or other grammatical element that has no meaning but is needed to fill a syntactic position, such as the words it and there in the sentences It's raining and There are many books on the table.

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  1. An exclamation or oath, especially one that is profane, vulgar, or obscene.
  2. A word or phrase that does not contribute any meaning but is added only to fill out a sentence or a metrical line.
  3. A word or other grammatical element that has no meaning but is needed to fill a syntactic position, such as the words it and there in the sentences It's raining and There are many books on the table.

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• epithet

  1. A term used to characterize a person or thing, such as rosy-fingered in rosy-fingered dawn or the Great in Catherine the Great.
  2. A term used as a descriptive substitute for the name or title of a person, such as The Great Emancipator for Abraham Lincoln.
  3. A disparaging or abusive word or phrase.

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  1. A term used to characterize a person or thing, such as rosy-fingered in rosy-fingered dawn or the Great in Catherine the Great.
  2. A term used as a descriptive substitute for the name or title of a person, such as The Great Emancipator for Abraham Lincoln.
  3. A disparaging or abusive word or phrase.

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• curse

  1. An appeal or prayer for evil or misfortune to befall someone or something.
  2. Evil or misfortune that comes as if in response to such an appeal:
  3. A source or cause of evil; a scourge:

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  1. An appeal or prayer for evil or misfortune to befall someone or something.
  2. Evil or misfortune that comes as if in response to such an appeal:
  3. A source or cause of evil; a scourge:

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• blasphemy

  1. Contemptuous or profane speech or action concerning God or a sacred entity.
  2. An instance of this.
  3. Irreverent or impious action or expression in regard to something considered inviolable or sacrosanct.

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  1. Contemptuous or profane speech or action concerning God or a sacred entity.
  2. An instance of this.
  3. Irreverent or impious action or expression in regard to something considered inviolable or sacrosanct.

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