Definition of Jinx

1. Verb. Cast a spell over someone or something; put a hex on someone or something.

Exact synonyms: Bewitch, Enchant, Glamour, Hex, Witch
Specialized synonyms: Voodoo, Spell
Generic synonyms: Becharm, Charm
Derivative terms: Bewitchment, Enchanter, Enchantment, Enchantment, Glamour, Hex, Witch, Witch, Witchery

2. Noun. A person believed to bring bad luck to those around him.
Exact synonyms: Jonah
Generic synonyms: Unfortunate, Unfortunate Person

3. Verb. Foredoom to failure. "This project is jinxed!"
Generic synonyms: Foreordain, Predestine, Preordain

4. Noun. An evil spell. "He put the whammy on me"
Exact synonyms: Curse, Hex, Whammy
Generic synonyms: Charm, Magic Spell, Magical Spell, Spell
Derivative terms: Curse, Hex

Definition of Jinx

1. n. A person, object, influence, or supernatural being which is supposed to bring bad luck or to cause things to go wrong.

Definition of Jinx

1. Noun. A hex; an evil spell. ¹

2. Noun. A person or thing supposed to bring bad luck. ¹

3. Verb. (transitive) To cast a spell on. ¹

4. Verb. (transitive) To bring bad luck to. ¹

5. Interjection. Used after the same response is said by two people simultaneously. Often, a game is played where the person who failed to say "jinx" first becomes "jinxed", whereby they cannot speak until someone says their name. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Jinx

1. to bring bad luck to [v -ED, -ING, -ES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Jinx

jinnis
jinns
jinny road
jinny roads
jinricksha
jinrickshas
jinrickshaw
jinrickshaws
jinrikisha
jinrikishas
jinriksha
jinrikshas
jins
jinshajiangite
jint
jinx (current term)
jinxed
jinxes
jinxing
jip
jipijapa
jipijapas
jippa jappa
jippa jappas
jipped
jipping
jipyapa
jipyapas
jiqui
jirble

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