accursed
- adjective
- /əˈkɜrsɪd/
- Literature
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maldito
- The villagers believed that the old mansion was accursed, haunted by the spirits of its former residents.
It is why you came into it to this accursed land of the young dead.
- It is why you came into it to this accursed land of the young dead.
- And she says the story is about the accursed sorcerers discovering the Verdernon.
- It's a little bit different for the Kargish people because they don't do magic and they view sorcery as an accursed art.
- Well, two men die of fright right on the spot in that accursed instant.
Examples
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With Boliswap's support and German and Hungarian mercenaries, the accursed Prince returned, seizing Kiev and forcing Yaroslav back to Novgorod.
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And best of all, I can disable that accursed auto dimming function for a much more consistent experience.
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It is why you came into it to this accursed land of the young dead.
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My goal is to demystify this accursed place, to show you what it's actually like to be there.
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Well, two men die of fright right on the spot in that accursed instant.
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And she says the story is about the accursed sorcerers discovering the Verdernon.
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The rage accursed of gain wafts all the furies in her baleful train.
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WHERE IS THAT ACCURSED CHILD?
Fiction book (1994) -
In The Accursed Share, Georges Bataille discusses the problem of generosity in the potlatch, and also what is gained in such conspicuous consumption.
Academic text (2004) -
With Boliswap's support and German and Hungarian mercenaries, the accursed Prince returned, seizing Kiev and forcing Yaroslav back to Novgorod.
Synonyms
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7.5
Marked as being punished forever in hell
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5.3
Having bad luck because of a magic spell, sometimes used to show anger or strong feeling
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9.9
Under a curse and likely to have bad things happen
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9.0
Likely to have bad luck and end badly
Under a curse that brings bad luck
A thing that people think will bring bad luck
Antonyms
How Cursed
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Accursed comes from the simple word curse, meaning a spoken wish for bad luck, with the first part a- that turns it into a state. So accursed means 'under a curse' or doomed, which is why it describes people or things thought to bring misfortune.