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accursed

v.
US //ˌæˈkɝst// UK //ɐkˈɜːsɪd// ac·cursed
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Origin

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

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