Effect
Effect verb - To be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind).
Lash
Lash verb - To strike repeatedly with something long and thin or flexible.
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| deadly | deadly effect | deadly lash |
Both words in one sentence
- St. Vincent invokes this trope to great effect quite often: "What Me Worry," a calm and careless tune, takes a sudden turn when you hear the lyric "Love is just a blood match to see who can endure lash after lash." Then you realize that someone is saying this to their lover.
Source: Lyrical Dissonance / Indie -
This lengthy death animation serves to warn the opponent of the samurai's death, as they unleash area-of-effect damage when they die as their unconquered spirits lash back at their aggressors on their way to the afterlife.
Source: Seppuku -
No small surprise, but Daemon Prince Sindrii, though incapable of flight, is not nearly as stupid (considering that he was a Manipulative Bastard even when he was a mere mortal), and will lash out with various area-of-effect attacks if you try to pull that crap on him.
Source: Rewarding Inactivity
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