accursed

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /əˈkɝsɪd/ UK /əˈkɜːsɪd/ See IPA manual

adj

Meanings

1

adj
under a curse; detestable

The accursed ring brought ruin to all who wore it.

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1 adj · under a curse; detestable cursed damned doomed detestable hateful execrable blighted

Opposites

blessed hallowed sacred

Word family

Derived forms accursedlyaccursedness

Related forms curse cursed

Etymology

From Middle English acursed, from Old English ā- (intensive prefix) + cursian ('to curse'), from curs ('curse'), a word of obscure origin.

cursian Old English

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# accursed

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** əˈkɝsɪd
**IPA (UK):** əˈkɜːsɪd

## Meanings
1. under a curse; detestable

## Examples
- The accursed ring brought ruin to all who wore it.

## Synonyms
- cursed
- damned
- doomed
- detestable
- hateful
- execrable
- blighted

## Antonyms
- blessed
- hallowed
- sacred

## Derived Forms
- accursedly
- accursedness

## Related Forms
- curse
- cursed

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: cursian

## Etymology
From Middle English acursed, from Old English ā- (intensive prefix) + cursian ('to curse'), from curs ('curse'), a word of obscure origin.

## AI Etymology
Accursed comes from Middle English acursed, from Old English ā- (intensive prefix) + cursian ('to curse'), from curs ('curse'), a word of obscure origin. The historical trail runs through Old English cursian. Morphologically, the surface form is analyzable into prefixes, suffixes, compounds, or participial endings that carry part of the history. In modern use it means under a curse; detestable. Derived formations include accursedly, accursedness; related forms include curse, cursed.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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