jinx

noun

  1. 1

    an evil spell

    a witch put a curse on his whole family

    he put the whammy on me

  2. 2

    a person believed to bring bad luck to those around him

verb

  1. 1

    foredoom to failure

    This project is jinxed!

  2. 2

    cast a spell over someone or something; put a hex on someone or something

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