vengeful spirit that brings calamity; cursing deity
In Shinto belief, a powerful spirit (often of a person who died with a grudge) that causes disasters, plagues, or misfortune. The term is used in mythological and folkloric contexts.
They built a shrine to appease the vengeful spirit.
In the Kojiki, deities feared as cursing spirits appear.
Compound of 祟り (tatari, 'curse, divine punishment') + 神 (kami, 'god, spirit'). The term originates from Shinto beliefs where spirits of the dead or neglected deities could cause calamities.