"cursed" meaning in English

See cursed in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈkɜːsɪd/ [UK], /ˈkɝsɪd/ [US] Audio: en-us-cursed.ogg [US] Forms: cursed [positive], more cursed [comparative], most cursed [superlative]
enPR: kûrsʹĭd [UK], kûrsʹĭd [US] Head templates: {{adj|more=true}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If an item is cursed, it has some kind of evil magical power.
    Sense id: simple-cursed-en-adj-1OVEBFHk

Verb

IPA: /ˈkɜːsɪd/ [UK], /ˈkɝsɪd/ [US] Audio: en-us-cursed.ogg [US] Forms: curse [canonical], curses [third-person, singular], cursed [past], cursed [past, participle], cursing [present, participle]
enPR: kûrsʹĭd [UK], kûrsʹĭd [US] Head templates: {{verb|curs|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. The past tense and past participle of curse.
    Sense id: simple-cursed-en-verb-bbRu1qdX
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      "ipa": "/ˈkɝsɪd/",
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    },
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