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adjective

ˈkər-səd How to pronounce cursed (audio)
variants also curst
Definition of cursednext
as in blasted
deserving of one's condemnation or displeasure that cursed tree fell and blocked the road

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cursed

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verb

past tense of curse
1
as in condemned
to ask a divine power to send harm or evil upon I curse the guy who had the idea of having annoying salespeople call up innocent people to sell them things they don't want

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2
as in plagued
to cause persistent suffering to misfortunes and problems seem to have cursed everyone ever associated with that house

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3
as in swore
to use offensive or indecent language you'll have to put a quarter in the jar every time you curse

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as in blamed
to use profane or obscene language at or about cursed him for showing up late, when he knew how important it was to be on time

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Recent Examples of cursed
Adjective
Entertainment gossip and news from Newsweek's network of contributors Gerard Johnstone's bringing his cursed doll back to the big screen this year in M3GAN 2.0, a sequel to his 2022 film M3GAN, starring Amie Donald as the titular doll, with Jenna Davis responsible for the voice. — David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Feb. 2025 Twenty-five years later, the monkey begins a new killing spree forcing the estranged brothers to confront the cursed toy. — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 24 Jan. 2025 Eponyms such as these provide a tantalizing backstory to our everyday language, but how many of us are aware of the eponymous character—the cursed figure of Tantalus—who lies behind the word? — Daniel Seifert, JSTOR Daily, 5 Feb. 2025 The malevolence of this cursed banger will plague and stimulate clubs, dance floors, and Juneteenths for generations. — Stephen Kearse, Vulture, 4 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for cursed
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cursed
  1. blasted
  2. condemned
  3. denounced
  4. afflicted
  5. terrible
  6. awful
  7. accursed
  8. besieged
Adjective
  • The watch measure 44 mm, is made from blasted titanium and features a honeycomb skeletonization of the case that reduces the weight by 50 percent, Ross told Robb Report.
    — Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 6 Dec. 2024
  • When the moment of triumph finally arrived, with a blasted inside-in forehand to the postage stamp corner of the court, Djokovic, 37, crouched to his knees and immediately succumbed to the first set of tears.
    — Matthew Futterman, The Athletic, 4 Aug. 2024
Definition of blasted
Verb
  • The security forces condemned the shooting and vowed to investigate.
    — Compiled byDemocrat-Gazette stafffrom wire reports, arkansasonline.com, 30 Dec. 2024
  • That treaty made Egypt the first Arab country to formally recognize the state of Israel, a move condemned by other Arab nations but which led to demilitarization of the Sinai Peninsula that lies between Israel and Egypt.
    — Emily Feng, NPR, 30 Dec. 2024
Definition of condemned
Verb
  • She was denounced as a terrible mother, vilified as a threat to the community, and jailed for nearly a year for making Facebook posts about the cop who shot her only child.
    — Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
  • And groups like the Environmental Integrity Project and the Sierra Club have denounced it as a leading polluter of mercury among Texas power plants and expressed concern that two coal ash ponds are causing chemicals to seep into groundwater in the area.
    — Juan Salinas II, Austin American-Statesman, 27 Dec. 2024
Definition of denounced
Verb
  • For example, the same researchers at Cornell University who invented the new goggles have previously shown a reduction in blood flow in the brains of mice afflicted with the condition.
    — Michael Franco, New Atlas, 29 Dec. 2024
  • Terrified, the patient almost reflexively asked her surgeon to remove both of her breasts, even though the cancer afflicted only one side.
    — Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of afflicted
Adjective
  • Traditional networks grant access just because a device is on the network, which is a terrible idea.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
  • Other adults in the room opt to avert their eyes as Jamie disrobes, but Eddie can’t turn away, out of a mix of protectiveness and horrified shock, in the same way that there’s no editor to protect the characters, the actors, or the audience from having to live in each terrible moment of the scene.
    — Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 11 Mar. 2025
Definition of terrible
Adjective
  • The Fairfield County corridor is infamously awful, according to Potamkin Hyundai, with the Stamford stretch recently ranking as the number one busiest highway segment in the entire country.
    — Staff report, Hartford Courant, 10 Mar. 2025
  • But Ovechkin has been scoring 50 goals (a season) for an awful long time now.
    — Homero De la Fuente, CNN, 9 Mar. 2025
Definition of awful
Adjective
  • Must be able to play an accursed whalebone lyre while consuming five sticks of unsalted butter.
    — Keaton Patti, The New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2019
  • The others have tried to forget all about it, and have managed to put some distance between themselves and their accursed hometown.
    — New York Times, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2019
Definition of accursed
Verb
  • After jumping out to a 9-2 start this season, the Phoenix Suns have sputtered over the past month as injuries have besieged their Big Three.
    — Bryan Toporek, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
  • The wealthiest man in the world used his social media platform X to amplify the unrest, and GOP lawmakers were besieged with phone calls to their offices telling them to oppose the plan.
    — Lisa Mascaro and Kevin Freking, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of besieged

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