as in cursed
deserving of one's condemnation or displeasure
that cussed cat once again woke us up last night
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as in swore
to use offensive or indecent language
the little girl clapped her hands over her ears when her brother started cussing
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Recent Examples of cussed
Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Oct. 2025
We have been cussed for offering the homeless food, water and clothing.
—Bruce Higgins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Sep. 2025
Verb
That Youngin still a man and he can get cussed out but don’t put ya hands on me.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Oct. 2025
We have been cussed for offering the homeless food, water and clothing.
—Bruce Higgins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cussed
Adjective
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Are the Ducks … drumroll please … cursed?—
Teri Sforza,
Oc Register,
14 Jan. 2026
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Notably, season 2 concludes with the Shibuya Incident, an event that left Tokyo in ruins and resulted in cursed spirits killing civilians across the city, according to Crunchyroll.—
Christopher Rudolph,
PEOPLE,
8 Jan. 2026
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For a guy who swore off foreign entanglements, Trump has the United States as tangled as a cheap fishing reel.—
Nolan Finley,
Twin Cities,
9 Jan. 2026
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Or in the exaggerated, almost unbelievable stories told by aging fans who swore college football once had a soul, an edge and an attitude that rattled authority.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
6 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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More than anything, though, Jessie is someone who clearly just really freaking loves to crosscountry ski.—
Outside Online,
Outside Online,
7 Jan. 2026
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My freaking customers are now fans.—
Ana Colón,
Glamour,
18 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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Ripley spent four movies trying to keep the blasted things off our home world, but those pesky Xenomorphs are coming planetside anyway in Alien: Earth, the new Alien TV series.—
Ian Stokes,
Space.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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Her ballerina background, however, is fairly extraneous, even with De Armas made to stare solemnly at that blasted music box during her rare moments of rest.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
5 June 2025
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“Cussed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cussed. Accessed 19 Jan. 2026.
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