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JINX

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An evil spell

Example:

he put the whammy on me

Synonyms:

curse; hex; jinx; whammy

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("jinx" is a kind of...):

charm; magic spell; magical spell; spell (a verbal formula believed to have magical force)

Derivation:

jinx (cast a spell over someone or something; put a hex on someone or something)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A person believed to bring bad luck to those around him

Synonyms:

jinx; jonah

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("jinx" is a kind of...):

unfortunate; unfortunate person (a person who suffers misfortune)

Derivation:

jinx (foredoom to failure)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Foredoom to failure

Example:

This project is jinxed!

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Hypernyms (to "jinx" is one way to...):

foreordain; predestine; preordain (foreordain or determine beforehand)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s somebody

Derivation:

jinx (a person believed to bring bad luck to those around him)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Cast a spell over someone or something; put a hex on someone or something

Synonyms:

bewitch; enchant; glamour; hex; jinx; witch

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "jinx" is one way to...):

becharm; charm (control by magic spells, as by practicing witchcraft)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "jinx"):

voodoo (bewitch by or as if by a voodoo)

spell (place under a spell)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

Derivation:

jinx (an evil spell)

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