Bad and Rot

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Bad noun - That which is morally unacceptable.

Usage example: there's bad and good in people of every race and nationality

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Rot and bad are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Rot" instead a noun "Bad".

Nearby Words: badly, badness

Rot noun - Language, behavior, or ideas that are absurd and contrary to good sense.

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Bad and rot are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bad" instead a noun "Rot".

Nearby Words: rotted, rotting, rote

Though YMMV on if season 3 was where the seasonal rot started - there is also a large contingent of fans that thinks the second half of season 4 was where things started getting bad.

Source: Ending Aversion
His smell is so bad that it makes everyone's eyes water and makes all of the food around him rot.

Source: Muck Monster
Granted they are dead, but since the bodies are still bleeding, rot wouldn't have set in yet, so they wouldn't smell bad for that reason either.

Source: Video Game / Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons

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