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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.

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

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.

hex
Noun
Adjective
of or relating to hexadecimal notation: hex code
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.hex - an evil spell; "a witch put a curse on his whole family"; "he put the whammy on me"
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"
Verb1.hex - cast a spell over someone or something; put a hex on someone or something
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
Translations
Spanish hex [hɛks] (US) nmaleficio, mal m de ojo
vtembrujar

French hex [hɛks] (US) nsort m
vtjeter un sort sur

German hex [hɛks] (US) nFluch m
vtverhexen

Italian hex [hɛks] (US) nstregoneria
vtstregare

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