cursed

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adjective

ˈkər-səd  ˈkərst 

variants or less commonly curst

ˈkərst 

: being under or deserving a curse

cursedly adverb

cursedness noun

cursed

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past tense and past participle of curse entry 2

Synonyms of cursed

Adjective

• freaking
• blasted
• terrible
• awful
• accursed
• rotten

Examples of cursed in a Sentence

Adjective

Some people think the old house is cursed.

a people cursed with famine

His cursed stupidity got him in trouble again.

I can't get this cursed radio to work.

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

Around the next bend, the cursed driveway to the veterinary clinic opened up out of nowhere to his right. — Téa Obreht, New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2026

Turns out Crandall could have been talking about somewhere just as otherworldly as the cursed Chumash burial ground at the heart of one of King's most terrifying works of fiction. — Robert Lea, Space.com, 29 Oct. 2026

The House of the Seven Gables follows the cursed Pyncheon family. — Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2026

In the cursed days of auto-sync, pre-mixed sets, and the celebrity spinner, few have done as much to defend the noble art of the DJ as Felix Manuel, aka Djrum, a selector who combines galactically expansive taste with equally vast technical skill. — Ben Cardew, Pitchfork, 17 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

12th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for cursed

• accursed
• amerced
• cloudburst
• coerced
• conversed
• disbursed
• dispersed
• headfirst
• immersed
• outburst
• rehearsed
• reversed

Kids Definition

cursed

adjective

ˈkər-səd  ˈkərst 

variants also curst

ˈkərst 

: being under or deserving a curse

cursedly adverb

cursedness noun