Evil and Misfortune

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Evil noun - That which is morally unacceptable.

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Misfortune is a synonym for evil in event topic. In some cases you can use "Misfortune" instead a noun "Evil", when it comes to topics like badness, curse, harm, act of cruelty.

Nearby Word: evilly

Misfortune noun - Bad luck or an example of this.

Usage example: our misfortunes of the last year included the loss of a beloved pet

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Evil is a synonym for misfortune in affliction topic. You can use "Evil" instead a noun "Misfortune", if it concerns topics such as curse.

old	old evil	old misfortune
good	good evil	good misfortune
sheer	sheer evil	sheer misfortune
actual	actual evil	actual misfortune
Other adjectives: big, extreme, great, bad, terrible, horrible, personal, supernatural, supreme, new, general, greater, greatest.

According to Shinto belief, impurity is the product and source of all evil and misfortune, and the greatest source and product of impurity is death.

Source: The Punishment Is the Crime
The Head of Medusa is a symbol of protection and power used by the emperors of Greece, which is said to ward of evil and misfortune as it is said to ensure Athena's eternal protection.

Source: Video Game / Persona 4: Arena
Namely the Ruby which grow pale in the presence of evil or when misfortune threatens its wearer, the Emerald which dulls in the presence of evil and when a vow is broken, and the Amethyst which changes colour in the presence of illness and loses colour near poisoned food and drink.

Source: Detect Evil

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