cursed

Meanings

• Adjective, Verb (past tense and past participle)

  1. Uttered with a feeling of deep anger, disappointment, or despair.

  - "He was cursed with bad luck."
  - "The cursed child brought misfortune to the family."
  - "The player was cursed with a terrible slump."

• Noun

  2. (Literally) Bound by a curse or under a curse.

  - "The castle was cursed for centuries."
  - "The cursed object brought death to anyone who touched it."
  - "The witch placed a curse on the forest."

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Pronunciation

1. /kɝst/
   
   
   
   Source: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2453938"

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Antonyms

bless

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Synonyms

swear

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with cursed
perused , abused , dewused , misused

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Variants

List of all variants of cursed that leads to same result
cursed , curseder , cursedest , cursedly , cursedness , cursednesses , curst , curster , curstest , curse , curses , cursing , curse out , cursed out , curses out , cursing out

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Etymology

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Old English 'cursian' meaning 'to drive away, banish'.

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Trivia

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1. The word 'cursed' appears 15 times in the King James Version of the Bible.

2. In some cultures, it is believed that a curse can be lifted by performing certain rituals or making sacrifices.

3. The term 'cursed be' is used in the Lord's Prayer to ask for God's judgment upon those who do evil.

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Related Concepts

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1. Blessing: The opposite of a curse, a blessing is a positive force or benefit bestowed upon someone or something.

2. Jinx: A superstition that uttering a certain word or making a certain action will bring bad luck or failure to the person or team who does so.

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Culture

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The concept of being cursed has been present in various cultures and mythologies throughout history. It is often associated with misfortune, bad luck, or punishment for wrongdoing.

How to Memorize "cursed"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a person with a frown on their face and shaking their fist in the air, uttering the word 'cursed' with anger.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'cursed' with misfortune, bad luck, or punishment.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic by remembering that 'Cursed' starts with the same letter as 'Curses' and 'Curse'.

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