Accursed - English meaning

adjective

Causing moral revulsion.

Usage examples:

The uprising was suppressed with abominable cruelty

adjective

Unequivocally detestable

adjective

Very bad or unpleasant

Usage examples:

The abominable working conditions made many workers sick.

adjective

Causing irritation or annoyance.

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Annoying habits

verb

Make (someone) a little angry; irritate.

Usage examples:

The decision really annoyed him

adjective

Making you feel slightly angry

Usage examples:

It's really annoying when a train is late and there's no explanation., he's got a really annoying l…

adjective

Very bad or unpleasant.

Usage examples:

The place smelled awful

adverb

Awfully; very.

Usage examples:

We're an awful long way from the motorway

adjective

Extremely bad or unpleasant

Usage examples:

He suffered awful injuries in the crash., we had awful weather., she has an awful boss., what an aw…

verb

Have a severely detrimental effect on.

Usage examples:

The scandal blighted the careers of several leading politicians

noun

A plant disease, typically one caused by fungi such as mildews, rusts, and smuts.

Usage examples:

The vines suffered blight and disease

noun

A thing that spoils or damages something.

Usage examples:

The vacant properties are a blight on the neighbourhood

adjective

Sentenced to a particular punishment, especially death.

Usage examples:

Condemned prisoners awaiting execution

verb

Express complete disapproval of; censure.

Usage examples:

Most leaders roundly condemned the attack

adjective

A condemned person is someone who is going to be killed, especially as a punishment for having committed a very serious crime, such as murder.

adjective

Used to express annoyance or irritation.

Usage examples:

His cursed tidy-mindedness

verb

Invoke or use a curse against.

Usage examples:

It often seemed as if the family had been cursed

adjective

Used to describe something that is annoying to you in an angry way

Usage examples:

It's a cursed nuisance, having to work late every evening!, in recent years i've been cursed with w…

adjective

Very bad or unpleasant.

Usage examples:

Leave this damnable place behind

adjective

Very annoying

Usage examples:

This damnable car! it just won't start on cold mornings!

adjective

(in christian belief) condemned by god to suffer eternal punishment in hell.

Usage examples:

Damned sinners

adverb

Used for emphasis or to express anger or frustration.

Usage examples:

She's too damned arrogant

verb

(in christian belief) be condemned by god to suffer eternal punishment in hell.

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Be forever damned with lucifer

adjective

Deserving hatred and contempt.

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A despicable crime

adjective

Morally reprehensible

adjective

Deserving to be hated or strongly criticized

Usage examples:

It was a despicable effort to blackmail voters.

adjective

Deserving intense dislike.

Usage examples:

I found the film's violence detestable

adjective

Offensive to the mind

adjective

Used to refer to people or things that you hate very much

Usage examples:

A detestable coward

adjective

Likely to have an unfortunate and inescapable outcome; ill-fated.

Usage examples:

The moving story of their doomed love affair

verb

Condemn to certain death or destruction.

Usage examples:

Fuel was spilling out of the damaged wing and the aircraft was doomed

adjective

Certain to fail, die, or be destroyed

Usage examples:

This is a doomed city.

adjective

Causing or involving great suffering, fear, or unhappiness; extremely bad or serious.

Usage examples:

There's been a dreadful accident

adjective

Very bad

Usage examples:

I realized i had committed a dreadful mistake.

adjective

Causing fear, shock, or suffering

Usage examples:

The news report was so dreadful that i just had to switch it off., the dreadful sufferings of the p…

adjective

Intensely irritating and frustrating.

Usage examples:

They suffered a number of exasperating setbacks

verb

Irritate and frustrate (someone) intensely.

Usage examples:

This futile process exasperates prison officers

adjective

Annoying, especially because you can do nothing to solve a problem

Usage examples:

It's so exasperating when he won't listen to a word that i say.

adjective

Extremely bad or unpleasant.

Usage examples:

Execrable cheap wine

adjective

Very bad

Usage examples:

An execrable performance, some critics praised the acting, but all condemned the execrable plot.

adjective

Offensive to the senses, especially through having a disgusting smell or taste or being dirty.

Usage examples:

A foul odour

noun

(in sport) an unfair or invalid stroke or piece of play, especially one involving interference with an opponent.

Usage examples:

The midfielder was booked for a foul on ford

adverb

Contrary to the rules; unfairly.

Usage examples:

That's the real problem: even guys who want to play fair are under pressure from cheaters to play f…

adjective

Causing great horror or fear.

Usage examples:

One of the most ghastly crimes ever committed

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Frightening and shocking

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It was a ghastly crime.

adjective

Unpleasant and shocking

Usage examples:

Today's newspaper gives all the ghastly details of the murder.

adjective

Arousing, deserving of, or filled with hatred.

Usage examples:

That hateful arrogant woman

adjective

Filled with or causing strong dislike

Usage examples:

She said some hateful things about me.

adjective

Causing or likely to cause horror; shocking.

Usage examples:

A horrible massacre

adjective

Very bad, unpleasant, or disgusting

Usage examples:

There was a horrible smell outside the factory.

adjective

Very unpleasant or disagreeable.

Usage examples:

The teachers at school were horrid

adjective

Very bad or unpleasant

Usage examples:

It was a horrid purple color which she detested.

adjective

Unlucky or certain to experience failure that cannot be avoided

adjective

→  ill-fated

adjective

Making one extremely angry and impatient.

Usage examples:

That infuriating half-smile on his face

verb

Make (someone) extremely angry and impatient.

Usage examples:

I was infuriated by your article

adjective

Causing anger and annoyance

Usage examples:

It’s infuriating to be kept waiting this long!

adjective

Causing annoyance, impatience, or mild anger.

Usage examples:

An irritating child

verb

Make (someone) annoyed or a little angry.

Usage examples:

His tone irritated her

adjective

Making you feel annoyed or angry

Usage examples:

There was one irritating delay after another.

verb

Bring bad luck to; cast an evil spell on.

Usage examples:

The play is jinxed

noun

A person or thing that brings bad luck.

Usage examples:

One was never to wish luck to someone going hunting or fishing, as it was seen as a jinx

exclamation

Said when two people inadvertently say the same thing at once.

Usage examples:

‘what's happened?’ we both say at exactly the same time. ‘jinx!’

adjective

Causing hatred or disgust; repulsive.

Usage examples:

This loathsome little swine

adjective

Extremely unpleasant

Usage examples:

He's a loathsome man., i found their behaviour loathsome and offensive., i hope the judge hands dow…

adjective

Extremely unpleasant.

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Obnoxious odours

adjective

Causing disapproval or protest

adjective

Extremely unpleasant; repulsive.

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A pretty odious character

adjective

Extremely unpleasant; causing and deserving hate

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An odious person/task

adjective

Extremely bad or serious.

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A terrible crime

adjective

(of a person) in a very unhappy or unfortunate state.

Usage examples:

I felt so wretched because i thought i might never see you again

adjective

Unhappy or extremely sad

Usage examples:

He looked so ill and wretched as he spoke that he made me feel wretched myself., workers lived in w…