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English noun: jinx | |||
| 1. | jinx (person) a person believed to bring bad luck to those around him | ||
| Synonyms | jonah | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | unfortunate, unfortunate person | ||
| 2. | jinx (communication) an evil spell | ||
| Samples | A witch put a curse on his whole family. He put the whammy on me. | ||
| Synonyms | curse, hex, whammy | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | charm, magic spell, magical spell, spell | ||
English verb: jinx | |||
| 1. | jinx (communication) cast a spell over someone or something; put a hex on someone or something | ||
| Synonyms | bewitch, enchant, glamour, hex, witch | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | becharm, charm | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | spell, voodoo | ||
| 2. | jinx (cognition) foredoom to failure | ||
| Samples | This project is jinxed!. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | foreordain, predestine, preordain | ||
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