noun
- plural of cursedness; the quality or state of being cursed; the condition of being under a curse or experiencing misfortune
Usage: formal or literary; typically used in abstract or philosophical contexts
Examples
- The cursednesses that plagued the family seemed to span generations.
- She spoke of the cursednesses inherent in their tragic history.
- The novel explored the cursednesses of ambition and greed.
- Many attributed their hardships to various cursednesses they believed they carried.
- The priest attempted to lift the cursednesses that haunted the old manor.