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variants:
also curst
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(Entry 1 of 2)
deserving of one's condemnation or displeasure
- that cursed tree fell and blocked the road
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cursed
verb
past tense of curse
Synonyms & Antonyms of cursed (Entry 2 of 2)
1
to ask a divine power to send harm or evil upon
- I curse the guy who had the idea of having annoying salespeople call up innocent people to sell them things they don't want
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- anathematized,
- beshrewed
- [archaic],
- imprecated,
- maledicted
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2
to cause persistent suffering to
- misfortunes and problems seem to have cursed everyone ever associated with that house
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- aggravated,
- agitated,
- annoyed,
- bothered,
- bugged,
- chafed,
- distressed,
- disturbed,
- exasperated,
- galled,
- got,
- grated,
- griped,
- hagrode,
- harassed,
- harried,
- irked,
- irritated,
- molested,
- nettled,
- peeved,
- pestered,
- piqued,
- put out,
- rasped,
- riled,
- vexed
- (also vext)
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3
to use offensive or indecent language
- you'll have to put a quarter in the jar every time you curse
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4
to use profane or obscene language at or about
- cursed him for showing up late, when he knew how important it was to be on time
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“Cursed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cursed. Accessed 18 Jan. 2022.
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