accursed

ac·cursed

adj \ə-ˈkərst, -ˈkər-səd\

Definition of ACCURSED

1

: being under or as if under a curse <an accursed people>

2

: damnable

— ac·curs·ed·ly \-ˈkər-səd-lē\ adverb

— ac·curs·ed·ness \-ˈkər-səd-nəs\ noun

Variants of ACCURSED

ac·cursed or ac·curst \ə-ˈkərst\

Examples of ACCURSED

1. <the video store is charging another accursed late fee>

Origin of ACCURSED

Middle English acursed, from past participle of acursen to consign to destruction with a curse, from a- (from Old English ā, perfective prefix) + cursen to curse — more at abide

First Known Use: 13th century

Related to ACCURSED

Synonyms: damnable (or accurst), blasted, confounded, cotton-picking, cursed (also curst), cussed, dang, danged, darn (also durn), darned (also durned), deuced, doggone (or doggoned), freaking, goddamned (or goddamn or goddam), infernal

Related Words: atrocious, awful, bum, detestable, execrable, lousy, punk, rotten, terrible, wretched; abominable, odious, vile; contemptible, despicable, miserable, nasty, pitiable, pitiful, scabby, scummy, scurvy, shameful, sorry

Near Antonyms: commendable, creditable, laudable, praiseworthy; great, marvelous (or marvellous), wonderful

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Rhymes with ACCURSED

airburst, at first, athirst, cloudburst, downburst, emersed, face-first, feetfirst, groundburst, headfirst, outburst, starburst, sunburst