CURSED - Definition & Meaning for Kids
Meaning 1
Part of speech: Adjective
deserving a curse; sometimes used as an intensifier
Example: villagers shun the area believing it to be cursed; cursed with four daughter; not a cursed drop; his cursed stupidity; I'll be cursed if I can see your reasoning
Meaning 2
Part of speech: Adjective
in danger of the eternal punishment of Hell
Example: poor damned souls
Synonyms
Damned, Anathemize, Unredeemed, Anathemise, Doomed
Antonyms
🌱 Word Origin (Etymology)
The word "cursed" comes from Middle English cursed.
🔗 Related Words
curse – A related word in the same word family.
ed – A related word in the same word family.
🧩 Fun Fact
Middle English had more flexible word order than Modern English because it retained more inflections.