Curse Mike cutting several articles (8)
I believe the answer is:
anathema
'curse' is the definition.
(anathema can mean a curse)
'mike cutting several articles' is the wordplay.
'mike' becomes 'M' (phonetic alphabet: alpha, bravo, charlie etc.).
'cutting' is an insertion indicator (some letters cut their way into a word).
'several articles' becomes 'an a the a' (four grammatical articles).
'm' inserted within 'anathea' is 'ANATHEMA'.
(Other definitions for anathema that I've seen before include "Object of abhorrence" , "Object of detestation" , "It's detested or abhorred" , "thing we detest" , "Person or thing that's abhorred" .)