variants also curst
Definition of cursednext

cursed

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verb

past tense of curse
1
as in condemned
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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3
as in swore
to use offensive or indecent language you'll have to put a quarter in the jar every time you curse

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Recent Examples of cursed
Adjective
In episode one, Mayor Tom Loftis (Matthew Rhys) clashes with local resident Wyck (Stephen Root) as the latter tells him the cursed history of Widow’s Bay. Beatrice Verhoeven, HollywoodReporter, 31 July 2026 Unfortunately, the place is more cursed than the Boston Red Sox were. Derek Lawrence, Entertainment Weekly, 28 July 2026
Verb
In an exchange with two teenage fans who supported Cunningham, Seattle Storm co-owner Celeste Keaton cursed at the girls and called them insane. Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 3 Aug. 2026 Supporters rallied again Friday outside Portland’s Moda Center, where trans activists interrupted speakers, cursed at reporters and confronted attendees. Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 2 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for cursed
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cursed
Adjective
  • And that's what Simon hasn't learned how to do yet, which is to just go and get a freaking life.
    Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 31 July 2026
  • But my concern about my present writing quality is getting in the way of just telling a freaking story.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 July 2026
Verb
  • Meanwhile, Dearborn residents Mohammed Hijazi and Stephanie Butler called for unity and condemned any hate speech.
    DeJanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Liberal commentators cheered Ossoff while conservative commentators condemned him.
    Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Committee delays The county formed a committee, the Advisory Meeting on Public School Capacity, that was supposed to figure out how to fix the problem, but it's been plagued by delays filling its seats and only met for the first time last month.
    Mike Hellgren, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026
  • His stint with the Bills was plagued by injuries and a Dallas domestic violence case that led to a four-game suspension.
    ABC News, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Cloobeck allegedly contacted Lavie’s attorney, swore at him and threatened him, his property and members of his family, according to the complaint.
    James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Fatemeh Pasandideh and Atefeh Ramezanisadeh said in a statement Thursday that Immigration Minister Tony Burke swore them in the day before at a citizenship ceremony in their Australian home city of Brisbane.
    ABC News, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The 2015-16 El Niño pattern was blamed for record beach erosion along California’s coast.
    Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026
  • In the climate debate, low- and middle-income countries have often been blamed for rising emissions, while the vastly greater historical contribution of wealthy nations is treated as yesterday’s story.
    Peter Beyer, STAT, 18 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • The symbol of an institution that for decades has prepared many of Ukraine’s top public finance officials and ministers sat bomb-blasted and unusable.
    Howard LaFranchi, Christian Science Monitor, 11 Aug. 2026
  • With more than a dozen varieties grown in and around SoCal, in 2026 alone, heads (of cabbage) will roll if Angelenos can’t get their fix of this vitamin-rich, potassium-laden, calcium-blasted antioxidant VIP in 2026.
    Rebecca Leib, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Wasserman Schultz and Moskowitz denounced the statement at the time.
    Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2026
  • In his address, Carrillo denounced the conditions at the Adelanto ICE Processing Center located in his district.
    Sofia Williams, Sacbee.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Repeat this process once the soil has dried again, until affected plants are no longer afflicted with pests.
    Abby Monteil, The Spruce, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Blending horror with comedy, the Apple TV show takes place in a fictitious New England island town afflicted by a centuries-old curse that brings about supernatural evils.
    Beatrice Verhoeven, HollywoodReporter, 31 July 2026

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“Cursed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cursed. Accessed 21 Aug. 2026.

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