dark spell
Wicked magical curse
A dark spell is a period of difficulty, depression, or misfortune: She went through a dark spell after losing her job.
The phrase combines the metaphorical sense of dark (troubled, gloomy) with spell as a stretch of time.
In fantasy contexts, a dark spell may literally mean malevolent magic—a curse or hex intended to harm.
- curseInvoked harm through words
- blood curseMalediction afflicting a family line
- evil eyeHarm-dealing gaze, supposedly
- hexMalevolent incantation
- incantationSpoken magical formula
sorcery · witchcraft · black magic · enchantment · necromancy · soul binding · ritual · forbidden · malevolent · conjure · caster · grimoire · occult · shadow · sinister · wicked · tome · chant
- spellscast, conjure, curse, enchantment, fireball
- dark magicblack magic, sorcery, witchcraft, wizardry, necromancy
- emotional outburstsmeltdown, outburst, tantrum, temper tantrum, angry outburst
dark spellblessing
Prayer seeking divine favor
benediction · white magic · healing spell · protection spell · light magic
dark spellblessing
Prayer seeking divine favor
benediction · healing charm · cure · counterspell · dispelling
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