jinx

jinx  (jngks)

n.

1. A person or thing that is believed to bring bad luck.

2. A condition or period of bad luck that appears to have been caused by a specific person or thing.

tr.v. jinxed, jinx·ing, jinx·es

To bring bad luck to.

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[Possibly from jynx, wryneck (from its use in witchcraft), from Latin iynx, from Greek iunx, perhaps from iuzein, to call, cry.]

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jinx [dʒɪŋks]

n

an unlucky or malevolent force, person, or thing

vb

(tr) to be or put a jinx on

[perhaps from New Latin Jynx genus name of the wryneck, from Greek iunx wryneck, the name of a bird used in magic]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	jinx - a person believed to bring bad luck to those around him jonah unfortunate, unfortunate person - a person who suffers misfortune
	2.	jinx - an evil spell; "a witch put a curse on his whole family"; "he put the whammy on me" hex, whammy, curse magic spell, magical spell, charm, spell - a verbal formula believed to have magical force; "he whispered a spell as he moved his hands"; "inscribed around its base is a charm in Balinese"
Verb	1.	jinx - cast a spell over someone or something; put a hex on someone or something glamour, hex, witch, bewitch, enchant voodoo - bewitch by or as if by a voodoo spell - place under a spell becharm, charm - control by magic spells, as by practicing witchcraft
	2.	jinx - foredoom to failure; "This project is jinxed!" preordain, foreordain, predestine - foreordain or determine beforehand

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jinx

noun

curse, plague, voodoo, nemesis, black magic, hoodoo (informal), hex (U.S. & Canad. informal), evil eye He fears an injury jinx could wreck his chances.

verb

curse, bewitch, hex (U.S. & Canad. informal) He's trying to rattle me, he said to himself, trying to jinx me so I can't succeed.

Translations

jinx [dʒɪŋks]

A. N (= person) → cenizo/a m/f, gafe mf; (= spell) → gafe m, maleficio m
there's a jinx on it → está gafado, tiene la negra
to put a jinx on sth → echar mal de ojo a algo

B. VT → traer mala suerte a, gafar(Sp)
to be jinxed [person, project] → tener gafe

jinx [ˈdʒɪŋks] n

(= curse) → mauvais sort m, sort m
to put a jinx on sth → jeter un sort à qch
to put a jinx on sb → porter la poisse à qn

(= person who brings bad luck) → personne f qui porte la poisse

jinx

n there must be or there’s a jinx on it → das ist verhext; there must be or there’s a jinx on us → wir sind vom Unglück verfolgt; to put a jinx on something → etw verhexen

jinx [dʒɪŋks] (fam) n (curse) → malocchio; (person) → iettatore/trice; (thing) → cosa che porta sfortuna
there's a jinx on him → è iellato
to put a jinx on sb → gettare il malocchio su qn