adjective
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under a curse
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deserving to be cursed; detestable; hateful
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of cursed
Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300; see origin at curse, -ed 2
Example Sentences
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There was a similar outcry in 2016 when Noma Dumezweni was cast to play Hermione Granger in the original London production of “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026
And Tom Felton will return to the stage as a grown-up Draco Malfoy in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.
From Salon • Jun. 7, 2025
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is the highest-grossing non-musical play in Broadway history, and has sold more than 10 million tickets worldwide since its premiere in London in 2016.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2025
The L.A. theater venue will also house “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child,” “Kimberly Akimbo” and the Neil Diamond bio-musical “A Beautiful Noise.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2024
“I’m...I’m sorry too. About not listening to you out in the Cursed Forest. I really didn’t know about how the magic there would affect the machete spell, but I shouldn’t have been such a butt-toad.”
From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega
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