Etymology

accursed

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Today it means: Hateful; detestable, loathsome. Full definition →

Middle English acursed ← Old English ācursian
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  1. Old English · derived fromācursian
  2. Middle English · inherited fromacursed
  3. English todayaccursed

From Middle English acursed, from acursen (“to curse”), from Old English ācursian, from ā- + cursian, from curs (“curse”). First attested in the 13th century.

Words from the same roots

Old Englishācursian all →

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