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cursed

cursed definition

cursed


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  curse 
 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  curse 
 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  curse 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  curse 
 
  4  senses  of  curse 
 
  Sense  1 
  curse,  cuss,  blaspheme,  swear,  imprecate 
  =>  express,  utter,  give  tongue  to 
 
  Sense  2 
  curse 
  =>  abuse,  clapperclaw,  blackguard,  shout 
 
  Sense  3 
  curse,  beshrew,  damn,  bedamn,  anathemize,  imprecate,  maledict 
 
  Sense  4 
  excommunicate,  curse 
  =>  exclude,  keep  out  shut  out  shut 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  curse 
 
  curse  used  as  a  verb  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  4) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  curse 
 
  Sense  1 
  curse,  cuss,  blaspheme,  swear,  imprecate 
  =>  express,  utter,  give  tongue  to 
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  Sense  2 
  curse 
  =>  abuse,  clapperclaw,  blackguard,  shout 
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  Sense  3 
  curse,  beshrew,  damn,  bedamn,  anathemize,  imprecate,  maledict 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  4 
  excommunicate,  curse 
  =>  exclude,  keep  out  shut  out  shut 
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  Grep  of  noun  cursed 
  cursed  crowfoot 
 
  Overview  of  verb  curse 
 
  The  verb  curse  has  4  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (17)  curse,  cuss,  blaspheme,  swear,  imprecate  --  (utter  obscenities  or  profanities;  "The  drunken  men  were  cursing  loudly  in  the  street") 
  2.  (10)  curse  --  (heap  obscenities  upon) 
  3.  (2)  curse,  beshrew,  damn,  bedamn,  anathemize,  imprecate,  maledict  --  (wish  harm  upon  put  a  curse  on  "The  bad  witch  cursed  the  child") 
  4.  excommunicate,  curse  --  (exclude  from  a  church  or  a  religious  communities) 
 
  Overview  of  adj  cursed 
 
  The  adj  cursed  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  cursed,  curst  --  (deserving  a  curse;  sometimes  used  as  an  intensifier;  "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") 
  2.  cursed,  damned,  doomed,  unredeemed,  unsaved  --  ((Christianity)  in  danger  of  the  eternal  punishment  of  hell;  "poor  damned  souls") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  cursed 
 
  2  senses  of  cursed 
 
  Sense  1 
  cursed  (vs.  blessed),  curst 
 
  blessed  (vs.  cursed),  blest 
  =>  favored,  fortunate,  golden 
  =>  glorious 
 
  Sense  2 
  cursed,  damned,  doomed,  unredeemed,  unsaved 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  lost)  ->  saved 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  cursed 
 
  2  senses  of  cursed 
 
  Sense  1 
  cursed  (vs.  blessed),  curst 
  =>  accursed,  accurst,  maledict 
  =>  blasted,  blame,  blamed,  blessed,  damn,  damned,  darned,  deuced,  everlasting,  goddam,  goddamn,  goddamned,  infernal 
  =>  cursed  with(prenominal),  stuck  with(prenominal) 
  =>  damnable,  execrable 
  =>  damn,  goddamn 
 
  Sense  2 
  cursed,  damned,  doomed,  unredeemed,  unsaved 
  =>  lost  (vs.  saved) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  cursed 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  cursed 
 
  cursed  used  as  an  adjective  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  cursed 
  accursed 
  cursed 
  cursed  with 
 
  Overview  of  verb  curse 
 
  The  verb  curse  has  4  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (17)  curse,  cuss,  blaspheme,  swear,  imprecate  --  (utter  obscenities  or  profanities;  "The  drunken  men  were  cursing  loudly  in  the  street") 
  2.  (10)  curse  --  (heap  obscenities  upon) 
  3.  (2)  curse,  beshrew,  damn,  bedamn,  anathemize,  imprecate,  maledict  --  (wish  harm  upon  put  a  curse  on  "The  bad  witch  cursed  the  child") 
  4.  excommunicate,  curse  --  (exclude  from  a  church  or  a  religious  communities) 
 
  Overview  of  adj  cursed 
 
  The  adj  cursed  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  cursed,  curst  --  (deserving  a  curse;  sometimes  used  as  an  intensifier;  "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") 
  2.  cursed,  damned,  doomed,  unredeemed,  unsaved  --  ((Christianity)  in  danger  of  the  eternal  punishment  of  hell;  "poor  damned  souls") 



cursed definition