accursed
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accursed
- /əˈkɜː.sɪd/ UK
- /əˈkɝ.sɪd/ US
Where it comes from
From Middle English acursed, from acursen (“to curse”), from Old English ācursian, from ā- + cursian, from curs (“curse”). First attested in the 13th century.
adjective more accursed · most accursed · accurst
- Hateful; detestable, loathsome. Accursed race of Tiriel. behold your father // Come forth & look on her that bore you. come you accursed sons.
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Doomed to destruction or misery; cursed; anathematized.
Accurſt be he that firſt inuented war
Similar: condemned, fey, ill-fated, accursed, cursed, star-crossed, sunk, cussed, damned, dead meat, doomed, done
verb accurst
- simple past and past participle of accurse
Translations
Every language
adj hateful
| Português | maldito |
|---|---|
| Français | fichu, satanée, détestable |
| Ελληνικά | καταραμένος kataraménos, επάρατος epáratos |
| Română | blestemat, afurisit |
adj theology: cursed
| Français | maudit |
|---|---|
| Ελληνικά | επάρατος epáratos, καταραμένος kataraménos, επικατάρατος epikatáratos |
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