Curse and Hazard

Curse

Curse noun - A source of harm or misfortune.

Usage example: intolerance of personal differences is a curse of humanity

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Hazard and curse are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Hazard" instead a noun "Curse".

Nearby Words: cursed, cursing

Hazard noun - Something that may cause injury or harm.

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Curse and hazard are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Curse" instead a noun "Hazard".

Nearby Words: hazardous, hazarded, hazardously, hazarding

similar	similar curse	similar hazard
single	single curse	single hazard
actual	actual curse	actual hazard
real	real curse	real hazard
Other adjectives: massive, dangerous, bad, living, new, final, deadly, fatal, lethal, last, occasional, different.

people	curse people	hazard people
enemy	curse enemy	hazard enemy

While magic is regarded as a curse and it does let you perform incredible feats, note is made of the fact that most people don't have any need to shoot fireballs, making their awesome talents more of a hazard than advantage.

Source: Roleplay / Thar Shaddin
A recurring hazard of many fantasy roleplaying games (both pencil-and-paper and computer/console) are cursed magic items which not only carry some in-game penalty but which force the cursed character to continue using them until the curse is magically removed.

Source: Clingy MacGuffin
In Akatsuki Blitzkampf, a huge fish can fall into the stage under certain circumstances - more exactly, when a character is under the effects of Sai's "Jump Hazard" curse, which drops a fish every time they try to jump.

Source: Cherry Tapping

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