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Meaning of cursed

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

cursed

Pronunciation:/kɜːst//kɝst/

verb

Definitions

  1. To place a curse upon (a person or object).

  2. To call upon divine or supernatural power to send injury upon; to imprecate evil upon; to execrate.

  3. To speak or shout a vulgar curse or epithet.

  4. To use offensive or morally inappropriate language.

    Synonyms:swear

adjective

Definitions

  1. Under some divine harm, malady, or other curse.

  2. Shrewish, ill-tempered (often applied to women).

  3. Hateful; damnable; accursed

    Example: That cursed bird keeps stealing my milk!

  4. Frightening or unsettling.