# cursed

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈkɜːsɪd/ · frequency rank #10,028

## Definitions
1. Under some divine harm, malady, or other curse.
2. Shrewish, ill-tempered (often applied to women).
3. hateful; damnable; accursed
4. Frightening or unsettling, or humorously portrayed as such.

## Etymology
From Middle English cursed, cursd, curst, corsed, curset, cursyd, equivalent to curse + -ed.

## Easily confused with
- **curve** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cursed-vs-curve)
- **curves** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cursed-vs-curves)
- **curved** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cursed-vs-curved)
- **curses** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cursed-vs-curses)
- **cursor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cursed-vs-cursor)
- **cure** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cure-vs-cursed)
- **cred** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cred-vs-cursed)
- **curd** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/curd-vs-cursed)
- **cried** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cried-vs-cursed)
- **cared** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cared-vs-cursed)
- **curse** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/curse-vs-cursed)
- **cured** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cured-vs-cursed)
- **creed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/creed-vs-cursed)
- **curie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/curie-vs-cursed)
- **cased** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cased-vs-cursed)
- **course** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/course-vs-cursed)
- **closed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/closed-vs-cursed)
- **caused** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/caused-vs-cursed)
- **carved** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carved-vs-cursed)
- **ceased** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ceased-vs-cursed)

## Common misspellings (9)
`ccursed`, `crused`, `curesd`, `currsed`, `cursde`, `cursedd`, `curssed`, `cusred`, `ucrsed`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/cursed