hex

hex ¹  (hks)

n.

1. An evil spell; a curse.

2. One that brings bad luck.

tr.v. hexed, hex·ing, hex·es

1. To put a hex on.

2. To bring or wish bad luck to: "Chilly evening weather and a chain of minor snafus seemed to hex the $5,000-a-seat gala on Governors Island" Newsweek.

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[Pennsylvania Dutch, from German hexen, to hex, from Hexe, witch, from Middle High German hecse, from Old High German hagzissa.]

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hexer n.

Word History: The word hex is a good example of the sort of borrowing from other languages that occurred in the English-speaking former colonies of Great Britain. German and Swiss immigrants who settled in Pennsylvania in the late 17th and 18th centuries spoke a dialect of German known as Pennsylvania Dutch. In this dialect hexe was the equivalent of the German verb hexen, "to practice sorcery." The English verb hex, first recorded in the sense "to practice witchcraft" in an 1830 work called Annals of Philadelphia, is borrowed from Pennsylvania Dutch, as is the noun.

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hex

Noun

short for hexadecimal notation

Adjective

of or relating to hexadecimal notation: hex code

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	hex - an evil spell; "a witch put a curse on his whole family"; "he put the whammy on me" jinx, 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.	hex - cast a spell over someone or something; put a hex on someone or something glamour, jinx, 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
Adj.	1.	hex - of or pertaining to a number system having 16 as its base hexadecimal

Translations

hex [hɛks] (US) n → maleficio, mal m de ojo

vt → embrujar

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hex [hɛks] (US) n → sort m

vt → jeter un sort sur

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hex [hɛks] (US) n → Fluch m

vt → verhexen

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hex [hɛks] (US) n → stregoneria

vt → stregare