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How to pronounce“curse”in English

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In natural English speech, "curse" appears in contexts such as: "In the time after you left LucasArts more Monkey Island games kept coming out. Curse of Monkey Island, Escape from Monkey Island. What was it to see other people carry on with what you started with Monkey Island?". Listen to the exact timestamped clip in the accompanying video with synchronized subtitles.

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In the time after you left LucasArts more Monkey Island games kept coming out.

Curse of Monkey Island, Escape from Monkey Island.

What was it to see other people carry on with what you started with Monkey Island?

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noun

A supernatural detriment or hindrance; a bane.

“If ye will not heare, and if yee will not lay it to heart, to giue glory vnto my name, saith the Lord of hostes; I will euen send a curse vpon you, and will curse your blessings: yea, I haue cursed them already, because yee doe not lay it to heart.”

Synonyms:ban hex jinx malediction

noun

A prayer or imprecation that harm may befall someone.

Synonyms:anathema malediction

verb

To place a curse upon (a person or object).

“And Balaam said unto God, Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, hath sent unto me, saying, Behold, there is a people come out of Egypt, which covereth the face of the earth: come now, curse me them; peradventure I shall be able to overcome them, and drive them out. And God said unto Balaam, Thou shalt not go with them; thou shalt not curse the people: for they are blessed.”

Synonyms:bewitch damn ensorcell maleficiate

verb

To call upon divine or supernatural power to send injury upon; to imprecate evil upon; to execrate.

“Thou ſhalt not[…]curſe the ruler of thy people.”

Synonyms:comminate execrate imprecate

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