Accursed — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

curse or declare to be evil or anathema or threaten with divine punishment

under a curse

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈeɪpwiːd/

🇬🇧British English

/bɹˈʌskli/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bɹˈʌskli/

3 syllables Say it as /kˈeɪpwiːd/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

anathemise anathemize accurst anathematise anathematize comminate execrate maledict accurse

Parts of Speech

verb	curse or declare to be evil or anathema or threaten with divine punishment
adjective	under a curse

Word Forms

execration	noun	an appeal to some supernatural power to inflict evil on someone or some group
comminatory	adjective	containing warning of punishment
anathematization	noun	the formal act of pronouncing (someone or something) accursed
anathema	noun	a formal ecclesiastical curse accompanied by excommunication
anathematisation	noun	the formal act of pronouncing (someone or something) accursed

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

verflucht

verfluchen oder für böse erklären oder mit göttlicher Strafe drohen

🇫🇷French

maudit

maudire ou déclarer être mauvais ou anathème ou menacer d'un châtiment divin

🇪🇸Spanish

maldito

maldecir o declarar ser malo o anatema o amenazar con el castigo divino

🇮🇹Italian

maledetto

maledire o dichiararsi malvagio o anatema o minacciare di punizione divina

🇳🇱Dutch

vervloekt

vervloeken of verklaren dat het slecht of een gruwel is, of dreigen met goddelijke straf

🇵🇹Portuguese

amaldiçoado

amaldiçoar ou declarar ser mau ou anátema ou ameaçar com punição divina

🇷🇺Russian

проклятый

проклинать или объявлять злым, подвергать анафеме или угрожать божественным наказанием

India

🇮🇳Hindi

शापित

श्राप देना या बुरा या अभिशाप घोषित करना या दैवीय दंड की धमकी देना

🇧🇩Bengali

অভিশপ্ত

অভিশাপ দেওয়া বা মন্দ বা অ্যানাথেমা বলে ঘোষণা করা বা ঐশ্বরিক শাস্তির হুমকি দেওয়া

🇮🇳Tamil

சபிக்கப்பட்ட

சபித்தல் அல்லது தீமை அல்லது வெறுப்பு என்று அறிவிக்க அல்லது தெய்வீக தண்டனையால் அச்சுறுத்தல்

🇮🇳Telugu

శపించబడ్డాడు

శపించండి లేదా చెడుగా లేదా అసహ్యంగా ప్రకటించండి లేదా దైవిక శిక్షతో బెదిరించండి

🇮🇳Marathi

शापित

शाप द्या किंवा वाईट किंवा अनाथेमा असल्याचे घोषित करा किंवा दैवी शिक्षेची धमकी द्या

🇮🇳Gujarati

શાપિત

શાપ આપો અથવા દુષ્ટ અથવા અનાથેમા હોવાનું જાહેર કરો અથવા દૈવી સજાની ધમકી આપો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಶಾಪಗ್ರಸ್ತ

ಶಾಪ ಅಥವಾ ದುಷ್ಟ ಅಥವಾ ಅಸಹ್ಯ ಎಂದು ಘೋಷಿಸಿ ಅಥವಾ ದೈವಿಕ ಶಿಕ್ಷೆಯ ಬೆದರಿಕೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ശപിക്കപ്പെട്ടവൻ

ശപിക്കുകയോ തിന്മയോ അനിഷ്ടമോ ആണെന്ന് പ്രഖ്യാപിക്കുക അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ദൈവിക ശിക്ഷകൊണ്ട് ഭീഷണിപ്പെടുത്തുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਦੋਸ਼ੀ

ਸਰਾਪ ਦੇਣਾ ਜਾਂ ਬੁਰਾਈ ਜਾਂ ਵਿਨਾਸ਼ਕਾਰੀ ਹੋਣ ਦਾ ਐਲਾਨ ਕਰਨਾ ਜਾਂ ਬ੍ਰਹਮ ਸਜ਼ਾ ਦੀ ਧਮਕੀ ਦੇਣਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

ملعون

لعنت بھیجنا یا برے ہونے کا اعلان کرنا یا خدائی عذاب کی دھمکی دینا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

被诅咒的

诅咒或宣告邪恶或诅咒或威胁受到神圣的惩罚

🇯🇵Japanese

呪われた

呪ったり、悪であると宣言したり、嫌悪感を抱いたり、天罰を与えると脅したりする

🇰🇷Korean

저주 받은

저주하거나 악하다고 선언하거나 혐오감을 느끼거나 신의 형벌로 위협

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đáng nguyền rủa

nguyền rủa hoặc tuyên bố là ác quỷ hoặc bị nguyền rủa hoặc đe dọa bằng sự trừng phạt của thần thánh

🇹🇭Thai

ถูกสาป

สาปแช่งหรือประกาศว่าเป็นสิ่งชั่วร้าย คำสาปแช่ง หรือขู่ด้วยการลงโทษจากสวรรค์

🇮🇩Indonesian

terkutuk

mengutuk atau menyatakan jahat atau mengutuk atau mengancam dengan hukuman ilahi

🇵🇭Filipino

isinumpa

sumpain o ipahayag na masama o anathema o nagbabanta ng banal na kaparusahan

🇲🇾Malay

terkutuk

mengutuk atau mengisytiharkan sebagai jahat atau terkutuk atau mengancam dengan hukuman ilahi

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ملعون

يلعن أو يعلن أنه شرير أو لعنة أو يهدد بالعقاب الإلهي

🇮🇷Persian

ملعون

نفرین کردن یا اعلام شرارت یا تحقیر یا تهدید به عذاب الهی

🇹🇷Turkish

lanetli

lanet edin ya da kötü ya da lanetli olduğunu ilan edin ya da ilahi cezayla tehdit edin

🇮🇱Hebrew

אָרוּר

לקלל או להכריז על רשע או אימה או לאיים בעונש אלוהי

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