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cursed

[kur-sid, kurst] / ˈkɜr sɪd, kɜrst /
ADJECTIVE
damned, doomed for bad ending
Synonyms
STRONG
accursed bedeviled blasted blighted confounded excommunicate foredoomed voodooed
WEAK
blankety-blank cast out doggone execrable ill-fated infernal snakebit star-crossed unholy unsanctified villainous
Antonyms
STRONGEST
blessed
WEAK
great kind nice sweet
ADJECTIVE
detestable, hateful
Synonyms
STRONG
accursed disgusting
WEAK
abominable atrocious damnable devilish execrable fiendish heinous infamous infernal loathsome odious pernicious pestilential vile
Antonyms
WEAK
blessed great kind nice sweet

Example Sentences

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Here, Tuason cleverly lifts a conceit from “The Ring,” where a cursed videotape gave the viewer seven days to live after popping it into the VCR.

From Salon • Mar. 15, 2026

The Aviva saluted him as Scotland would have cursed him.

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026

No one cursed, as far as I know.

From Slate • Mar. 13, 2026

One man with a bullhorn cursed at immigration agents at the intersection, while another person waved the Mexican flag.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 21, 2026

If anything was more feared than an Eye, it was the Eye’s weapon—the source of the knight’s power, cursed to destroy anyone who touched it other than the knight himself.

From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley