Curse and Terror

Curse

Curse noun - A prayer that harm will come to someone.

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

Nearby Words: cursed, cursing

Terror noun - A source of persistent emotional distress.

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Curse and terror are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Curse" instead a noun "Terror".

original	original curse	original terror
true	true curse	true terror
genuine	genuine curse	genuine terror
single	single curse	single terror
Other adjectives: actual, real, terrible, ancient, supernatural, new, unknown, occasional.

Averted with Ranma, whose first reaction to the Gender Bender curse was of sheer terror, followed by rage at the person responsible, instead of fascination.

Source: Man, I Feel Like a Woman
Cue the heroine returning home, having defeated the curse... only to find out her ex-husband didn't, finding the body did nothing, and the terror comes back full-force.

Source: Your Princess Is in Another Castle
Grettir is struck with terror at the sight of Glam's eyes, and is paralyzed; Glam then speaks his curse on Grettir.

Source: Deadly Gaze

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