accursed

American  

[uh-kur-sid, uh-kurst] / əˈkɜr sɪd, əˈkɜrst /

Also accurst

adjective

1. under a curse; doomed; ill-fated.

2. damnable; detestable.

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accursed British  

/ əˈkɜːst, əˈkɜːst, əˈkɜːsɪdlɪ, əˈkɜːsɪd /

adjective

1. under or subject to a curse; doomed

2. (prenominal) hateful; detestable; execrable

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Other Word Forms

• accursedly adverb
• accursedness noun

Etymology

Origin of accursed

First recorded before 1000; Middle English acursed, Old English ācursod, past participle of ācursian; a- ³, curse

Example Sentences

Every time prep comes back, I’m seduced by the tidy clothes, the accursed manners and the sense of authority that comes with all of it.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 9, 2022

Even the most accursed teams have next season.

From Salon • Oct. 15, 2022

It is “at once an accursed and a sacred place,” American Jewish Committee CEO David Harris said.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 3, 2022

“Hattie, if I could use a pen as you can,” wrote Isabella Jones Beecher, “I would write something that will make this whole nation feel what an accursed thing slavery is.”

From Textbooks • Jan. 18, 2018

"It is that accursed paper that is giving you this idiotic advice!" he cried.

From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin