noun

a solemn utterance intended to invoke a supernatural power to inflict harm or punishment on someone or something.

she’d put a curse on him

malediction,the evil eye,imprecation,execration,voodoo,hoodoo,anathema,excommunication,hex,cess,jinx,malison,ban

verb

invoke or use a curse against.

it often seemed as if the family had been cursed

put a curse on,put the evil eye on,execrate,imprecate,hoodoo,anathematize,excommunicate,damn,hex,put a jinx on,jinx,accurse