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cursed adjective [ ˈkəːsɪd ]

• used to express annoyance or irritation.
• "his cursed tidy-mindedness"
Similar: under a curse, damned, doomed, ill-fated, ill-starred, star-crossed, anathematized, excommunicated, excommunicate, fey, jinxed, accursed,

curse verb

• invoke or use a curse against.
• "it often seemed as if the family had been cursed"
Similar: put a curse on, put the evil eye on, execrate, imprecate, hoodoo, anathematize, excommunicate, damn, hex, put a jinx on, jinx, accurse,
• utter offensive words in anger or annoyance.
• "he cursed loudly as he burned his hand"
Similar: swear, utter profanities, utter oaths, use bad/foul language, be foul-mouthed, blaspheme, be blasphemous, take the Lord's name in vain, swear like a trooper, damn, cuss, turn the air blue, eff and blind, execrate,
Origin: Old English, of unknown origin.


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