accursed C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /əˈkɝsɪd/ UK /əˈkɜːsɪd/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj under a curse; detestable The accursed ring brought ruin to all who wore it. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · under a curse; detestable curseddamneddoomeddetestablehatefulexecrableblighted ↔ Opposites blessedhallowedsacred Word family Derived forms accursedlyaccursedness Related forms cursecursed Etymology AI details From Middle English acursed, from Old English ā- (intensive prefix) + cursian ('to curse'), from curs ('curse'), a word of obscure origin. cursian Old English View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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 markdown