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Destined to a doomed fate
“This cursed life also meant that he could never be close to anyone ever.”
Having been accursed or under an evil influence
“Homer was more than a little hesitant to consume the cursed yogurt.”
Deserving of condemnation or execration
“This cursed fool is going to get us all killed!”
Under a spell or the influence of spirits
(of a place) Frequented or inhabited by a ghost or spirit, or suggestive of being so
Relating to, or having the nature of, a demon or evil spirit
Deserving hatred and contempt
Suffering from a particular illness, pain, distress, or disability
Feeling or expressing bitterness or indignation at having been treated unfairly
Past tense for to utter offensive words in anger or annoyance
“I heard my Grandma curse in anger for the first time that morning when she asked Ralph to get his drunken butt off of her porch and out of her life.”
Past tense for to criticize or abuse someone verbally
“Sometimes, he would summon me to his office and start to curse me up and down, citing so-and-so and this-or-that as wrong.”
Past tense for to afflict, or be afflicted with, a misfortune or something undesirable
“He told her that if she kept harassing him, he would curse her with banishment from the shrine.”
Past tense for to invoke or use a (magical) curse against
“Claims that the woman invoked a loa to curse him with insanity are invalidated by a complete lack of proof that he ever became insane.”
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