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

Noun

someone or something believed to bring bad luck

Verb

to bring bad luck to [perhaps from Greek iunx wryneck, 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 1. curse, plague, voodoo, nemesis, black magic, hoodoo (informal) hex U.S., Canad. (informal) evil eye

verb 2. curse, bewitch, hex U.S., Canad. (informal)

Translations

jinx [dʒɪŋks] n there's a jinx on it → está gafado

jinx [dʒɪŋks] n (inf) → (mauvais) sort

jinx [dʒɪŋks] (inf) n → Fluch m;

there's a jinx on it → es ist verhext

jinx [dʒɪŋks] n (col) → iettatura (= person); iettatore/trice