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

The final position is right-back, the cursed area of last season. — Andy Jones, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026

Abdurraqib’s point, though, appears to be that the curse might be a blessing in disguise, or at least that our attempts to outrun the curse might be more cursed than the curse itself. — Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2026

In the press, Duleep was seen as another victim of the cursed Koh-i-Noor, instead of the British Empire. — Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 17 Aug. 2026

But hold up, cowboys and cowgirls, ‘cause the real Americana comes out in Joe’s monologue to her family over the most cursed McNamara family breakfast so far. — Andy Andersen, Vulture, 16 Aug. 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