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  • past tense form of curse.
  • past participle of curse.
Definitions

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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“Some Like It Hot” is the second show to open at the Pantages after “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child,” the Tony Award-winning play based on the bestselling book series by J.K.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 5, 2025

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

It marks the first time that a star of the Harry Potter movies has joined the spin-off stage production, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2025

She never imagined they’d get through the Cursed Forest so quickly and without incident.

From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega

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