# cursed

Pronunciation: say "KURST" US /kɝst/, UK /kɜːst/

## Verb

1. Past tense and past participle of curse. — simple past and past participle of curse
   - Simple: Past tense and past participle of curse. Use it for swearing or for putting a curse on someone in the past.
   - _Stuck in traffic for an hour, she cursed under her breath._
   - _Legend says the tomb was cursed by the priests who sealed it._

## Adjective

2. Under a curse, such as harm sent by a god, a sickness, or some other affliction laid on by a supernatural power. (pronounced: say "KUR-sid" US /ˈkɝsɪd/, UK /ˈkɜːsɪd/)
   - Simple: Suffering because of a curse, such as harm or sickness sent by a god or by magic.
   - _Every expedition that entered the cursed valley met with disaster._
   - _After the third flood in as many years, the farmers began to feel that their land was cursed._
3. Frightening or unsettling, or described that way as a joke. *(colloquial)*
   - Simple: Strange and creepy in a way that makes you feel uneasy, or jokingly called that.
   - _The thread is full of cursed images: empty hallways, blurry faces, a doll staring straight at the camera._
   - _Mayonnaise-flavored ice cream is the most cursed thing I've seen all week._
4. Deserving to be hated or damned, often said in anger about something that causes trouble. (pronounced: say "KUR-sid" US /ˈkɝsɪd/, UK /ˈkɜːsɪd/)
   - Simple: Very annoying or hateful, said when you are angry at something.
   - _He spent the whole weekend fighting with that cursed lawnmower._
   - _Those cursed mosquitoes kept us awake half the night._

## Adjective

5. Bad-tempered and sharp-tongued, often said of a woman. *(obsolete)* (pronounced: say "KUR-sid" US /ˈkɝsɪd/, UK /ˈkɜːsɪd/)
   - Simple: Angry and quick to say unkind things, often said about a woman.

## Origin

From Middle English cursed (also spelled cursd, curst, corsed, curset or cursyd), equivalent to curse + -ed.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/cursed (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).