cursed

[ kur-sid, kurst ]

adjective

1. under a curse; damned.

   Synonyms: accursed

2. deserving a curse; hateful; abominable.

   Synonyms: execrable, damnable

cursed

/ ˈkɜːsɪd; kɜːst /

adjective

1. under a curse
2. deserving to be cursed; detestable; hateful

Derived Forms

• ˈcursedness, noun
• ˈcursedly, adverb

Other Words From

• cursed·ly adverb
• cursed·ness noun
• un·cursed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of cursed¹

Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300; curse, -ed ²

Example Sentences

Cubans are cursed whether they find a means of escape or remain.

From The Daily Beast

“When Gil cursed, he cursed in certain ways that I could respect it,” Herc says.

From The Daily Beast

In other words, gay people are cursed with deep-seated disorder and are to be treated with compassion.

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Since then, the group has been cursed with outsized expectations.

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This infuriated his grandfather, who cursed Barry and never spoke to him again.

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Woe to the man that first did teach the cursed steel to bite in his own flesh, and make way to the living spirit.

From Project Gutenberg

When the man turned bad on his hands, Jahweh was angry, and cursed him and his seed for thousands of years.

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He cursed himself inwardly for a fool and a dolt—the more pitiable because he accounted himself cunning above others.

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One pipe after another have the cursed French shot away from my mouth.

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And was it not in imitation of some such practices, as that which he attempted, that Goliath cursed David by his gods?

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