accursed

[ uh-kur-sid, uh-kurst ]

/ əˈkɜr sɪd, əˈkɜrst /

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adjective

under a curse; doomed; ill-fated.

damnable; detestable.

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Also ac·curst

[uh-kurst]. /əˈkɜrst/.

Origin of accursed

First recorded before 1000; Middle English acursed, Old English ācursod, past participle of ācursian; see a-³, curse

OTHER WORDS FROM accursed

ac·curs·ed·ly

[uh-kur-sid-lee], /əˈkɜr sɪd li/, adverbac·curs·ed·ness, noun

Words nearby accursed

accumulator, accuracy, accurate, accurately, accurize, accursed, accus., accusal, accusation, accusatival, accusative

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How to use accursed in a sentence

That could be considered preaching meaning you would be “accursed” – Translation: Denied service.
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You wrote a draft of The Accursed in the early 1980s, then abandoned it.
The Devil and Woodrow Wilson: An Interview With Joyce Carol Oates|Jane Ciabattari|March 19, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Her new novel, The Accursed, is the fifth in her series of Gothic novels that began in 1980 with Bellefleur.
The Devil and Woodrow Wilson: An Interview With Joyce Carol Oates|Jane Ciabattari|March 19, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Woodrow Wilson figures prominently in The Accursed as the beleaguered president of Princeton.
The Devil and Woodrow Wilson: An Interview With Joyce Carol Oates|Jane Ciabattari|March 19, 2013|DAILY BEAST

There is a sub-theme in The Accursed of medical history and its bizarre fads and ministrations.
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The bond of marriage seemed an accursed thing, the mere slavery of women.
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Principal or agent, my decision, Doctor, is irrevocable—I refuse to serve your accursed ends further.
The Doctor of Pimlico|William Le Queux
So this was the accursed one who had done the hellish deed, and it was human folly that had caused this demoniacal explosion.
Black Diamonds|Mr Jkai
Iftikhar Eddauleh is of that accursed brotherhood amongst the infidels—the Ismaelians.
God Wills It!|William Stearns Davis
Then the deed at Cefalu—and that accursed child Eleanor still remains to drive me wild with her moans and her sorrow.
God Wills It!|William Stearns Davis

British Dictionary definitions for accursed

accursed

accurst (əˈkɜːst)

/ (əˈkɜːsɪd, əˈkɜːst) /

adjective

under or subject to a curse; doomed

(prenominal) hateful; detestable; execrable

Derived forms of accursed

accursedly (əˈkɜːsɪdlɪ), adverbaccursedness, noun

Word Origin for accursed

Old English ācursod, past participle of ācursian to put under a curse

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British Dictionary definitions for accursed

accurst (əˈkɜːst)

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