Curse
Curse noun - A prayer that harm will come to someone.
Rot
Rot noun - Language, behavior, or ideas that are absurd and contrary to good sense.
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Both words in one sentence
- A Roman legionnaire was affected by a curse that caused his body to rot away and his mind/soul to be stored in his helmet.
Source: Body Horror / Web Original - A Roman legionnaire was affected by a curse that caused his body to rot away and his mind/soul to be bound to his helmet.
Source: The Hat Makes the Man -
Basic mummies will curse a random item in your inventory, while more advanced mummies will torment you, hit you with pain spells, rot your flesh, drain your stats, or summon shadows or demons.
Source: Video Game / Dungeon Crawl
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Rot and Curse. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 07, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/curse/rot
Curse & Rot. N.p., 2016. Web. 07 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/curse/rot>.
Rot or Curse. 2016. Accessed August 07, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/curse/rot.
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