accursed

[ uh-kur-sid, uh-kurst ]

adjective

1. under a curse; doomed; ill-fated.
2. damnable; detestable.

accursed

/ əˈkɜːst; əˈkɜːst; əˈkɜːsɪdlɪ; əˈkɜːsɪd /

adjective

1. under or subject to a curse; doomed
2. prenominal hateful; detestable; execrable

Derived Forms

• acˈcursedness, noun
• accursedly, adverb

Other Words From

• ac·curs·ed·ly [uh, -, kur, -sid-lee], adverb
• ac·cursed·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of accursed¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of accursed¹

Old English ācursod, past participle of ācursian to put under a curse

Example Sentences

“Someone in the forest? But that does not make sense, Princess. Nothing lives within the Black Forest. And no man that travels into the accursed place emerges alive. Why, everyone knows that!”

From Literature

It’s worth noting that such skepticism doesn’t always translate into a business decision to avoid the accursed investment.

From Los Angeles Times

Even the most accursed teams have next season.

From Salon

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

From Seattle Times

It was not quite as accursed as it has lately become in states such as California, but it was widely despised.

From Washington Post