jinx

Plural: jinxes

Noun

• a person believed to bring bad luck to those around him
• an evil spell
• A hex; an evil spell.
• A person or thing supposed to bring bad luck.

Verb

Verb Forms: jinxed, jinxing, jinxes

• To bring bad luck to someone or something.
• cast a spell over someone or something; put a hex on someone or something
• foredoom to failure
  • "This project is jinxed!"
• To cast a spell on.
• To bring bad luck to.
• To cause something to happen by mentioning it, usually sarcastically.

Intj

• Used after the same thing is said by two people simultaneously.

Examples

• Don’t jinx me by saying I’m going to win before the game is over!

Synonyms

bewitch, curse, enchant, glamour, hex, jonah, whammy, witch, Indian sign, hoodoo, snap, spell

Anagrams of jinx