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Cursed image

Images perceived as odd or disturbing due to their content or poor quality, intended to make viewers question the image’s existence.

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A cursed image refers to a picture (usually a photograph) that is perceived as mysterious or disturbing due to its content, poor quality, or a combination of the two. A cursed image is intended to make a person question the reason for the image's existence in the first place. The term was coined on social media in 2015 and popularised the following year.

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  1. Images (usually photographs) that are perceived as odd or disturbing due to their content, poor quality or both.

  2. Wikidata Q96375753: cursed image — images perceived as mysterious or disturbing.

Examples

Public domain. Harvey Metcalfe.

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