cursed
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
He's told his players not to think the world is against them – nor to believe that the they are somehow cursed by "black magic".
From BBC
In the split second after it happened, I cursed myself for believing even for one moment that I was really allowed to be happy.
From Literature
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"Conversely, when brides were familiar with the story of the dress, like with a hand-me-down, they were far more positive about it and treated it more like treasure than a cursed item."
From BBC
In coarse, colloquial prose, translated by Kate Webster, these loosely united vignettes glance upon the lives of villagers who seem cursed by the land.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.