accurst
/æˈkɜːst/
accurst is the archaic spelling of accursed.
accurst is the past participle of accurse.
Meaning of accursed
Adjective
accursed (comparative more accursed, superlative most accursed)
- Hateful; detestable, loathsome.
- Accursed race of Tiriel. behold your father // Come forth & look on her that bore you. come you accursed sons.c. 1789, William Blake, Tiriel
- Doomed to destruction or misery; cursed; anathematized.
- Accurſt be he that firſt inuented warc. 1587–1588 (date written), [Christopher Marlowe], Tamburlaine the Great. […] The First Part […], 2nd edition, part 1, London: […] [R. Robinson for] Richard Iones, […], published 1592, →OCLC...
Meaning of accurse
Verb
accurse (third-person singular simple present accurses, present participle accursing, simple past accursed, past participle accursed or (archaic) accurst)
- To damn; to wish misery or evil upon
- And the city shall be accursed.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Joshua 6:17
- Synonyms:
- curse, execrate, anathematize
Forms of accurst
| comparative | more accurst |
|---|---|
| superlative | most accurst |
Words that rhyme with accurst
Questions about accurst
- What is accurst the archaic spelling of?
- Accurst is the archaic spelling of accursed.
- How do you pronounce accurst?
- Accurst is pronounced /æˈkɜːst/ (UK).
Words near accurst in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: accurst (page history and authors); accursed (page history and authors); accurse (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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