accursed

Meanings

• adjective

  1. Cursed or bringing misfortune; accursed be.

  - "The accursed treasure brought nothing but misfortune to the adventurers."
  - "He was born under an accursed sign."

• verb

  2. Causing or bringing about a curse.

  - "The witches cursed the village."
  - "He was accused of accursing the land with his evil deeds."

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Pronunciation

1. /əˈkɝ.sɪd/
   
   
   
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Synonyms

damnable , execrable

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with accursed
cursed , perished , dispersed , heard , nerd , bird , herd , blurred , nursed , reversed , dispersed

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Variants

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accursed , accursedly , accursedness , accursednesses , accurst

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Forms

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The comparative form of 'accursed' is 'more accursed'. The superlative form is 'most accursed'.,

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Etymology

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From the past participle of the Old French word 'acuser', meaning 'to accuse'.

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Trivia

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1. The word 'accursed' appears in the Bible several times, most notably in the Book of Genesis when God curses the ground because of Adam and Eve's sin.

2. In Shakespeare's 'Macbeth', the witches curse Macbeth and Lady Macbeth, predicting their downfall.

3. The term 'The Accursed' was also used in the title of a novel by Maurice Baring, which tells the story of a man who becomes obsessed with the idea that he is cursed.

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Related Concepts

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1. curse: A pronouncement of misfortune or harm.

2. misfortune: An unfortunate event or series of events.

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Culture

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In literature, the word 'accursed' is often used to describe something or someone that is cursed or bringing misfortune. For example, in Fyodor Dostoevsky's 'Crime and Punishment', the protagonist Raskolnikov is haunted by the 'accursed' thought that he can get away with murder. In art, the term 'The Accursed' is used to describe a painting by Francisco de Goya that depicts the horrors of war.

How to Memorize "accursed"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a person or object that is associated with misfortune or bad luck. Visualize the feeling of being cursed.

2. associate
   

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3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic device by associating the word 'accursed' with a memorable phrase or image. For example, you could remember it as 'Always Cursed, Unlucky, Sad, and Evil'.

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