😖 Unlucky or doomed 🔥 Damned eternally

cursed

136 5.3

Having bad luck because of a magic spell, sometimes used to show anger or strong feeling

adjective
/ˈkɜrst/

Literature

: maldito

The villagers say that the cursed treasure is hidden in the mountains, bringing only disaster to those who seek it.

There is a cursed fairy king.

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Examples

We follow a girl who has been cursed alongside her brothers.
There is a cursed fairy king.

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The old mansion has a cursed reputation, as many believe it brings misfortune to its owners.
My friend always complains about her cursed luck with finding parking spots in the city.

Synonyms

damned

vscursed

NSFW

306 5.6

Said to make something sound very strong

is mainly about being under supernatural punishment, not only emphasis

unlucky

vscursed

89 1.0

Having bad luck that causes problems

is also used to show annoyance and strong feeling as emphasis

accursed

vscursed

Literature

15 8.8

Suffering bad luck and likely to have more trouble

is also used to express annoyance or strong feeling as emphasis

jinxed

vscursed

Informal

5 7.9

Having a lot of bad luck that causes many problems

is stronger meaning under a spell or doomed not just suffering bad luck

blessed

vscursed

Informal

4 6.1

Often comes before a word to show anger or surprise

is negative referring to being under harm or used to show strong angry emphasis

hexed

vscursed

Informal

3 8.8

Having bad luck because someone put a curse on them

is broader used both for supernatural harm and for emotional emphasis

curst

vscursed

Archaic

2 9.9

Very unlucky or evil and often used to show strong anger

is the common modern word used both literally and for emphasis

ill-omened

vscursed

Literature

1 8.7

A thing that people think will bring bad luck

is applied more to being under harm or to express strong annoyance

accurst

vscursed

Archaic

1 9.9

Under a curse and likely to have bad things happen

is the everyday word used for both emotional emphasis and literal doom

ill-starred

vscursed

Literature

1 9.0

Likely to have bad luck and end badly

is more about being under supernatural harm or used for strong annoyance

doggoned

vscursed

Archaic

1 9.0

Used before a word to show mild anger or surprise

is the stronger word used both literally and for harsh emphasis

maledict

vscursed

Archaic

9.9

Under a curse that brings bad luck

is the common less formal term used for literal or emphatic sense

Antonyms

blessed

276 2.3

Feeling lucky and happy about something

Compounds

cursed crowfoot

1 9.9

An annual marsh plant with divided leaves and small flowers

How Cursed

damned

25 9.3

cursed

Literature

136 5.3

ill-starred

Literature

1 9.0

unlucky

89 1.0

Surface Forms

cursed positive

Morphology

cursed = curse (semi-transparent) = curse + ed

Form is clearly 'curse' + '-ed', but the emphatic or colloquial use expressing annoyance is a pragmatic extension rather than a strictly literal result of being under a formal curse, so learners may not predict the nuance.

Etymology

Cursed comes from the old word curse, which means a 'spoken wish for harm' or bad luck. So if something is called cursed it was thought to have bad luck, and today people also use it to show strong annoyance.