cursed
adjective (HAVING BAD LUCK) /kɜːst/ /ˈkɜː.sɪd/
/ˈkɝːst/ Definition
› experiencing problems and unhappiness: In recent years I've been cursed with worsening eyesight.Experiencing and suffering › experiencing bad luck caused by a magic curse: humorous I'm sure this car is cursed - it never starts when I need it.Magic
(Definition of cursed adjective (HAVING BAD LUCK) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- afflict verb
- affliction noun
- almost/nearly die of sth idiom
- be a victim of your own success idiom
- be at/on the receiving end idiom
- depth noun (STRENGTH)
- eaten up with/by sth idiom
- experience verb
- exposure noun (EXPERIENCE)
- fall prey/victim to sth/sb idiom
- firsthand adverb
- get/have your fingers burned idiom
- nurse verb (FEEL EMOTION)
- practical adjective (EXPERIENCE)
- stricken adjective
- survive verb
- survivor noun
- take/have a knock idiom
- temporal adjective
- victim noun
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Experiencing and suffering
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