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verb

Curse v. t. (past & past part. cursed or curst; pres. part. cursing)

To call upon divine or supernatural power to send injury upon; to imprecate evil upon; to execrate. "Thou shalt not... curse the ruler of thy people." "Ere sunset I'll make thee curse the deed."

To bring great evil upon; to be the cause of serious harm or unhappiness to; to furnish with that which will be a cause of deep trouble; to afflict or injure grievously; to harass or torment. "On impious realms and barbarous kings impose Thy plagues, and curse 'em with such sons as those."

To curse by bell, book, and candle. See under Bell.

Curse v. i. To utter imprecations or curses; to affirm or deny with imprecations; to swear. "Then began he to curse and to swear." "His spirits hear me, And yet I need must curse."

adjective

Cursed adj. Deserving a curse; execrable; hateful; detestable; abominable. "Let us fly this cursed place." "This cursed quarrel be no more renewed."

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Etymology of 'Cursed'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Cursed" Quotes from Famous Books

... misery. And, look here, I can't bear the idea of everything in life being swallowed up in the great cities, and the peasantry of England totally disappearing, and being succeeded by a gaunt, ragged class of half-starved labourers in big towns. Take my word for it, Hamilton, a cursed day has come when we see ...

— The Dictator • Justin McCarthy

... soldiers made great bonfires of many—others found their way to the bazaars, where he was later able to repurchase some of them. When talking of the sacking of his house, Pere Anastase would work himself into a white heat of fury and his eyes would flash as he bitterly cursed the vandals who ...

— War in the Garden of Eden • Kermit Roosevelt

... a little later, Captain. I get no sleep with these cursed gally-nippers and things; but, stay—how many men ...

— The Rifle Rangers • Captain Mayne Reid

... you saw him steal the diamond?' said I. 'If you had told me at the time I could have charged him with it.' 'You are ignorant,' said Rung; 'you are little more than a child. The Russian sahib had the evil eye. Had I crossed his purpose before his face he would have cursed me while he looked at me, and I should have withered away and died. He has got the diamond, and only by magic can it ever ...

— The Argosy - Vol. 51, No. 5, May, 1891 • Various

... me now, once for all," he said fiercely, "that you say nothing—nothing, mark you—about this cursed, blasted war—this war which, if we are not very careful, is going to make us poor, to bring us to the gutter, to the ...

— Good Old Anna • Marie Belloc Lowndes

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