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variants also curst

cursed

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verb

past tense of curse
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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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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
Met Gala to a dusty archaeological dig in 1930s Egypt in this masterful historical mystery centering on a cursed ancient artifact. Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 12 Jan. 2025 Any preconceived notion of a cursed franchise faded away. Ben Standig, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024 An offense so defined by injuries the whole campaign was taking on a cursed feel. Adam Grosbard, Orange County Register, 29 Dec. 2024 Eldritch Horror pits players against one of the Great Old Ones in a worldwide hunt for cursed tomes, cult temples and unspeakable monsters. Rob Wieland, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for cursed 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cursed
Adjective
  • The watch measure 44 mm, is made from blasted titanium and features a honeycomb skeletonization of the case that reduces the weight by 50 percent, Ross told Robb Report.
    Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 6 Dec. 2024
  • When the moment of triumph finally arrived, with a blasted inside-in forehand to the postage stamp corner of the court, Djokovic, 37, crouched to his knees and immediately succumbed to the first set of tears.
    Matthew Futterman, The Athletic, 4 Aug. 2024
Verb
  • The security forces condemned the shooting and vowed to investigate.
    Compiled byDemocrat-Gazette stafffrom wire reports, arkansasonline.com, 30 Dec. 2024
  • That treaty made Egypt the first Arab country to formally recognize the state of Israel, a move condemned by other Arab nations but which led to demilitarization of the Sinai Peninsula that lies between Israel and Egypt.
    Emily Feng, NPR, 30 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • She was denounced as a terrible mother, vilified as a threat to the community, and jailed for nearly a year for making Facebook posts about the cop who shot her only child.
    Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
  • And groups like the Environmental Integrity Project and the Sierra Club have denounced it as a leading polluter of mercury among Texas power plants and expressed concern that two coal ash ponds are causing chemicals to seep into groundwater in the area.
    Juan Salinas II, Austin American-Statesman, 27 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • For example, the same researchers at Cornell University who invented the new goggles have previously shown a reduction in blood flow in the brains of mice afflicted with the condition.
    Michael Franco, New Atlas, 29 Dec. 2024
  • Terrified, the patient almost reflexively asked her surgeon to remove both of her breasts, even though the cancer afflicted only one side.
    Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 22 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • While this is terrible for the environment, customer satisfaction, and retailers’ bottom lines, the truth is the industry has created a monster and easy and free returns have become the basic consumer expectation.
    Steve Dennis, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
  • Gerulaitis’s gallows humour deflects from the fact that his terrible records against Connors and Borg took a big toll on his confidence.
    Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • But 2024 Ohio State had the good fortune to suffer that awful day in the first year of a bigger Playoff.
    Stewart Mandel, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
  • There is one ray of hope for United fans though amid the awful run of results.
    Ben Church, CNN, 20 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Must be able to play an accursed whalebone lyre while consuming five sticks of unsalted butter.
    Keaton Patti, The New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2019
  • The others have tried to forget all about it, and have managed to put some distance between themselves and their accursed hometown.
    New York Times, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2019
Verb
  • After jumping out to a 9-2 start this season, the Phoenix Suns have sputtered over the past month as injuries have besieged their Big Three.
    Bryan Toporek, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
  • The wealthiest man in the world used his social media platform X to amplify the unrest, and GOP lawmakers were besieged with phone calls to their offices telling them to oppose the plan.
    Lisa Mascaro and Kevin Freking, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Dec. 2024

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“Cursed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cursed. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.

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