Some people believe that the evil eye is a magical power to cast a spell on someone or something by looking at them, so that bad things happen to them.
2. singular noun [usu the]
If someone gives you theevil eye, they look at you in an unpleasant way, usually because they dislike you or are jealous of you.
evil eye in British English
noun
the evil eye
1.
a look or glance superstitiously supposed to have the power of inflicting harm or injury
2.
the power to inflict harm, etc, by such a look
Derived forms
evil-eyed (ˌevil-ˈeyed)
adjective
evil eye in American English
1.
a look believed by some to be able to harm or bewitch the one stared at