jinx

Noun
  1. A person believed to bring bad luck to those around him (synset 110244116)
    is a type of: unfortunate, unfortunate person - a person who suffers misfortune
    same as: jonah
  2. An evil spell (synset 107175075)
    "a witch put a curse on his whole family"; "he put the whammy on me"
    is a type of: charm, magic spell, magical spell, spell - a verbal formula believed to have magical force
    same as: curse, hex, whammy
Verb
  1. Cast a spell over someone or something;
    Put a hex on someone or something (synset 200779033)
    is a type of: becharm, charm - control by magic spells, as by practicing witchcraft
    subtypes:
    • voodoo - bewitch by or as if by a voodoo
    • spell - place under a spell
    same as: bewitch, enchant, glamour, hex, witch
  2. Foredoom to failure (synset 200704950)
    "This project is jinxed!"
    is a type of: foreordain, predestine, preordain - foreordain or determine beforehand

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