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Plural of curse

regular plural

The plural of curse is curses.

Forms of curse

Singularcurse /kɜːs/
Pluralcurses /ˈkɝsɪz/
Countablecountable

Curses in a sentence

  • Consider for a moment the origins of almost any word we have for bad language – "profanity", "curses", "oaths" and "swearing" itself.2013 June 14, Sam Leith, “Where the profound meets the profane”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 1, page 37
  • She snapped and started vomiting curses at us.From the entry vomit
  • Ivan is yelling curses at his friends.From the entry ivan
  • He ground against her until he was muttering curses, his kiss rougher than before.2016 August 16, Heather McGovern, A Moment of Bliss, Lyrical Press, →ISBN. From the entry grind
  • "Gor, Blimey," Burns curses, looking over his shoulder at his boss, "Here's what they've been hiding, Sir."2015, Eddie Robbert, Heads Win, Tail Lose, page 96. From the entry gor

Meaning of curse

  1. noun A supernatural detriment or hindrance; a bane.
  2. noun A prayer or imprecation that harm may befall someone.
  3. noun The cause of great harm, evil, or misfortune; that which brings evil or severe affliction; torment.

Full definition of curse

Questions about the plural of curse

What is the plural of curse?
The plural of curse is curses.
Is curse countable?
Curse is a countable noun.

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: curse (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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