curse
Example Sentences
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The locals in their working-class part of the city of Sahiwal mutter that Zeba is living under a curse after her previous suitors died in mysterious circumstances.
From Barron's
This is the first time researchers have mapped genetic risk for hemochromatosis, sometimes called the 'Celtic curse', across the UK and Ireland.
From Science Daily
And Yokohama ably depicts a privileged young man who rightly views his good fortune as both blessing and curse.
From Los Angeles Times
Being born with wealth, to me, is a curse.
We have already witnessed an ice dance judging scandal and a curling kerfuffle featuring a cursing Canadian.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.