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Maledict

Accursed; abominable.

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Similar meaning 4

Cursed 84% connected

of Curse

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Cursed 84% connected

of Curse

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Curst 84% connected

of Curse

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Curst 84% connected

of Curse

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Broader term 6

Arouse 76% connected

To excite to action from a state of rest; to stir, or put in motion or exertion; to rouse; to excite; as, to arouse one from sleep; to arouse the dor…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Conjure 76% connected

To call on or summon by a sacred name or in solemn manner; to implore earnestly; to adjure.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Evoke 76% connected

To call out; to summon forth.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Invoke 76% connected

To call on for aid or protection; to invite earnestly or solemnly; to summon; to address in prayer; to solicit or demand by invocation; to implore; a…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Raise 76% connected

To cause to rise; to bring from a lower to a higher place; to lift upward; to elevate; to heave; as, to raise a stone or weight.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Stir 76% connected

To change the place of in any manner; to move.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Malediction 74% connected

A proclaiming of evil against some one; a cursing; imprecation; a curse or execration; -- opposed to benediction.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Malediction 74% connected

A proclaiming of evil against some one; a cursing; imprecation; a curse or execration; -- opposed to benediction.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Synonym 6

Accursed 92% connected

Alt. of Accurst

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Accurst 92% connected

Doomed to destruction or misery; cursed; hence, bad enough to be under the curse; execrable; detestable; exceedingly hateful; -- as, an accursed deed.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Beshrew 92% connected

To curse; to execrate.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Curse 92% connected

To call upon divine or supernatural power to send injury upon; to imprecate evil upon; to execrate.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Damn 92% connected

To condemn; to declare guilty; to doom; to adjudge to punishment; to sentence; to censure.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Imprecate 92% connected

To call down by prayer, as something hurtful or calamitous.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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