winze

noun

Definition of winzenext
Scottish
as in curse
a prayer that harm will come to someone uttered a bitter winze upon the laird who had cast them off the land

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  1. curse
  2. malediction
Noun
  • Brazil’s European curse at the World Cup continues thanks to Norway’s biggest star.
    — Andy Clayton, New York Daily News, 5 July 2026
  • Not obsessed One Wish Willow Nikki, but actual Nikki, now awoken from her curse when Bear dies.
    — Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of curse
Noun
  • Whatever the reason—gold lust, bad luck, a malediction—the Prince de Conty continues to bring ill fortune upon those in its ambit, even two hundred and seventy-eight years after its demise.
    — Lauren Collins, The New Yorker, 22 July 2024
  • What’s more, Presence imbues the song with a story centered around death, misfortune, and perhaps even malediction.
    — SPIN Contributor, SPIN, 11 Mar. 2024
Definition of malediction
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“Winze.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/winze. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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