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What is the difference between cursed and doomed?

cursed | doomed | Synonyms |

Doomed is a synonym of cursed.



As adjectives the difference between cursed and doomed

is that cursed is having some sort of divine harm, malady, or other curse while doomed is certain to suffer death, failure, or a similarly negative outcome.

As verbs the difference between cursed and doomed

is that cursed is past tense of curse while doomed is past tense of doom.

cursed

English

Alternative forms

* (poetic) * curst (archaic)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Having some sort of divine harm, malady, or other curse.
  • (obsolete) Shrewish, ill-tempered (often applied to women).
  • * 1599 , (William Shakespeare), (Much Ado About Nothing) , :
  • *:LEONATO. By my troth, niece, thou wilt never get thee a husband, if thou be so shrewd of thy tongue.
  • *:ANTONIO. In faith, she's too curst .
  • *:BEATRICE. Too curst' is more than '''curst''': I shall lessen God's sending that way; for it is said, 'God sends a '''curst''' cow short horns;' but to a cow too ' curst he sends none.

    • Antonyms

    * blessed
    Derived terms
    * cursedness * cursedly

    Verb

    (head)
  • (curse)

    • Anagrams

    *

    doomed

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Certain to suffer death, failure, or a similarly negative outcome.

    • Synonyms

    * cursed

    Antonyms

    * blessed

    Verb

    (head)
  • (doom)