accursed

[ uh-kur-sid, uh-kurst ]

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adjective

under a curse; doomed; ill-fated.
damnable; detestable.

Origin of accursed

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

Also ac·curst [uh-kurst]. /əˈkɜrst/.

Other words from accursed

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

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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.
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Her new novel, The accursed, is the fifth in her series of Gothic novels that began in 1980 with Bellefleur.
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Woodrow Wilson figures prominently in The accursed as the beleaguered president of Princeton.
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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

Origin of accursed

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

Derived forms of accursed

accursedly (əˈkɜːsɪdlɪ), adverb
accursedness, noun

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