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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Curse \Curse\ (k?rs), verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Cursed} (k?rst) or {Curst}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Cursing}.] [AS. cursian, corsian, perh. of Scand. origin; cf. Dan. korse to make the sign of the cross, Sw. korsa, fr. Dan. & Sw. kors cross, Icel kross, all these Scand. words coming fr. OF. crois, croiz, fr. L. crux cross. Cf. {Cross}.]
1. 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. --Ex. xxii. 28.
Ere sunset I'll make thee curse the deed. --Shak.
2. 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. --Pope.
{To curse by bell, book, and candle}. See under {Bell}.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Cursed \Curs"ed\ (k?rs"?d), adjective Deserving a curse; execrable; hateful; detestable; abominable.
Let us fly this cursed place. --Milton.
This cursed quarrel be no more renewed. --Dryden.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
cursed
adjective
1: 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" [syn: {curst}] [ant: {blessed}]
2: in danger of the eternal punishment of hell; "poor damned souls" [syn: {damned}, {doomed}, {unredeemed}, {unsaved}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
26 Moby Thesaurus words for "cursed": accursed, blankety-blank, blasted, blessed, confounded, cussed, damn, damnable, damned, demoniac, demonic, devilish, diabolic, disgusting, doggone, execrable, fiendish, ghoulish, goddamn, goddamned, hateful, hellish, infernal, odious, satanic, ungodly
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