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Accursed

/əˈkɜː.sɪd/

To devote to destruction; to imprecate misery or evil upon; to curse; to execrate; to anathematize.

📖 Definitions of "Accursed"

verb
  1. 1

    To devote to destruction; to imprecate misery or evil upon; to curse; to execrate; to anathematize.

adjective
  1. 1

    (prenominal) Hateful; detestable, loathsome.

  2. 2

    Doomed to destruction or misery; cursed; anathematized.

🔄 Synonyms of "Accursed"

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WordDefinition
maledictverbaccursed, cursed
curstverbArchaic spelling of cursed, simple past and past participle of curse.
cursedUnder some divine harm, malady, or other curse.
accurstArchaic spelling of accursed. [(prenominal) Hateful; detestable, loathsome.]

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cursedverbUnder some divine harm, malady, or other curse.
maledictverbaccursed, cursed
curstverbArchaic spelling of cursed, simple past and past participle of curse.
accurstArchaic spelling of accursed. [(prenominal) Hateful; detestable, loathsome.]
damned(mildly vulgar) Very.
god-forsakenAlternative form of godforsaken. [Abandoned by a deity or god.]
godforsaken(figurative, of a location) Desolate, boring and depressing.
wretchedCharacterized by or feeling deep affliction or distress; very miserable.
goddamnnoun(vulgar, sometimes offensive) Used as an intensifier.
darnverb(transitive, sewing) To repair by stitching with thread or yarn, particularly by using a needle to construct a weave across a damaged area of fabric.
stupidnounWithout intelligence.
damnverb(sometimes vulgar) Generic intensifier. Fucking; bloody.
no-goodnoun(derogatory) A worthless or useless person.
poornounWith no or few possessions or money, particularly in relation to contemporaries who do have them.
confoundedConfused, astonished.
doomedAssured to suffer death, failure, or a similarly negative outcome.
blasted(slang) Intoxicated, drunk.
bloodynoun(informal, British, Ireland, Commonwealth, Hawaii, mildly vulgar) Used as an intensifier.
abominousAbominable, detestable, execrable.
abominableWorthy of, or causing, abhorrence, as a thing of evil omen; odious in the utmost degree; very hateful; detestable; loathsome; execrable.

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