cursed

The word “cursed” means affected by a curse; suffering from bad luck believed to be supernatural. In plain terms, under a curse — or, in modern slang, so weird it's almost disturbing.

“Cursed” is pronounced KUR-sihd (/ˈkɝsɪd/ in IPA).

Here is “cursed” used in a sentence: “The ship was said to be cursed after three captains vanished at sea.”

Depending on how it is used, “cursed” can be an adjective and an adverb.

“Cursed” is an uncommon word in modern English.

“Cursed” has 3 distinct senses listed in this dictionary. The most common is: affected by a curse; suffering from bad luck believed to be supernatural.

Cursed traditionally implies suffering from bad luck believed to be supernatural, often as the result of a deliberate curse, while jinxed usually suggests a run of bad luck without necessarily implying a formal supernatural act. In casual use the two words are often treated as near-synonyms.

In informal internet slang, cursed describes something strange, unsettling, or absurd in a way that is treated as darkly funny, especially when applied to bizarre images. This modern sense is distinct from the traditional meaning of being affected by a supernatural curse.

Yes, in old-fashioned usage cursed can function as an adverb meaning extremely or damnably, as in a cursed difficult problem. This usage is largely archaic in modern English.

As an adjective describing something affected by a curse, cursed is often pronounced with two syllables in older or poetic usage. In everyday modern speech, both the adjective and informal slang senses are typically pronounced as one syllable.