cursed C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈkɝsɪd/ UK /ˈkɜːsɪd/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj afflicted by or as if by a curse; detestable The cursed treasure brought ruin to all who claimed it. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · afflicted by or as if by a... damnedaccursedblighteddoomedhatefuldetestable ↔ Opposites blessedhallowedfortunate Word family Derived forms cursedlycursedness Related forms curse Etymology AI details Past participle of 'curse', from Old English cursian ('to curse'), from curs ('a curse, malediction'), a word of obscure origin not found in other Germanic languages. curs Old English View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # cursed **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈkɝsɪd/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈkɜːsɪd/ ## Meanings 1. afflicted by or as if by a curse; detestable ## Examples - The cursed treasure brought ruin to all who claimed it. ## Synonyms - damned - accursed - blighted - doomed - hateful - detestable ## Antonyms - blessed - hallowed - fortunate ## Derived Forms - cursedly - cursedness ## Related Forms - curse ## Roots and Affixes - Root: curs ## Etymology Past participle of 'curse', from Old English cursian ('to curse'), from curs ('a curse, malediction'), a word of obscure origin not found in other Germanic languages. ## AI Etymology Cursed is the past participle of 'curse', from Old English cursian ('to curse'), from curs ('a curse, malediction'), a word of obscure origin not found in other Germanic languages. Important recorded forms include curs (Old English). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers afflicted by or as if by a curse; detestable. The wider family includes derived forms such as cursedly and cursedness and related words such as curse. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown