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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

No one cursed, as far as I know.

From Slate • Mar. 13, 2026

"I just thought that it was really exciting. The dress is obviously not cursed, I'm happily married, as is the bride I bought it from," she joked.

From BBC • Feb. 28, 2026

Followers began to think the teams she picked as winners were actually cursed to be losers.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 20, 2026

The sorcerer who led the eldest Pandava brother astray in a cursed game of dice, where he was forced to gamble away his entire kingdom.

From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi