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cursed

SayKURSTUS/kɝst/UK/kɜːst/

5 meanings of cursed

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  1. 1
    verb
    Past tense and past participle of curse. Use it for swearing or for putting a curse on someone in the past.

    He cursed loudly when he hit his thumb with the hammer.

    In the story, a witch cursed the king's only daughter.

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  2. 2
    SayKUR-sid/ˈkɝsɪd/UK/ˈkɜːsɪd/
    adjective
    Suffering because of a curse, such as harm or sickness sent by a god or by magic.

    Nobody wanted to live in the cursed house on the hill.

    The story is about a cursed prince who has to live as a frog.

    Similardoomed, bewitched, accursed

    Oppositeblessed

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  3. 3
    adjectivecolloquial
    Strange and creepy in a way that makes you feel uneasy, or jokingly called that.

    My friend sent me a cursed picture of a doll with a huge smile.

    Orange juice mixed with milk? That sounds cursed.

    Similarcreepy, unsettling, disturbing, eerie

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  4. 4
    SayKUR-sid/ˈkɝsɪd/UK/ˈkɜːsɪd/
    adjective
    Very annoying or hateful, said when you are angry at something.

    This cursed printer jams every time I need it!

    I can't get the cursed lid off this jar.

    Similardamned, blasted, wretched, infernal, confounded

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  1. 5
    SayKUR-sid/ˈkɝsɪd/UK/ˈkɜːsɪd/
    adjectiveobsolete
    Angry and quick to say unkind things, often said about a woman.
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cursed is a form of curse

curse, verb: To say bad words that may upset or offend people. Full entry

Forms
cursecurses he/she/itcursing -ing formcursed past tense, past participle
Spelling
curse → cursed: add -d
Sound
The ending sounds like /t/.

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Origin

From Middle English cursed; it is curse with -ed added.