French Conversation · Level 60
75 words
French word
maudit
Pronunciation
IPA/modi/
Meaning
- adjectivecursed
Example
Il a jeté le talisman maudit.
He threw away the cursed talisman.
More examples
Cette maudite semaine, tout va de travers.
This cursed week, everything is going wrong.
Core concept
An object or person marked as cursed, with the same mark also expressing angry rejection or contempt.
Common phrases
cette maudite semaine
this cursed week
ce maudit réveil
that cursed alarm clock
Similar words
satané: A colloquial intensifier showing strong annoyance or anger before a noun.
foutu: A colloquial intensifier harshly describing something as bad or hopeless.
fichu: A colloquial intensifier emphasizing that something is bad or troublesome.
sacré: A colloquial intensifier expressing surprise or emphasis before a noun.
Definition in French
Issu du participe passé de maudire, utilisé aussi comme intensif péjoratif placé devant le nom pour marquer l'irritation ou la condamnation (ex. « ce maudit travail »).
Word origin
Maudit is the past participle of maudire, inherited through Old French from Latin maledicere, meaning to speak evil or condemn.
Usage tips
- Before a noun, maudit often means 'damn' or 'wretched' rather than literally cursed, as in ce maudit travail, and it sounds informal and rather coarse.