jinx

jinx

J0044400 (jĭngks)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.]

jinx

(dʒɪŋks) nan unlucky or malevolent force, person, or thingvb (tr) to be or put a jinx on[C20: perhaps from New Latin Jynx genus name of the wryneck, from Greek iunx wryneck, the name of a bird used in magic]

jinx

(dʒɪŋks)

n. 1. one thought to bring bad luck. 2. a condition or spell of misfortune. v.t. 3. to bring bad luck to. [1910–15, Amer.; perhaps < Latin jynx wryneck (bird used in divination and magic) < Greek íynx]

jinx

Past participle: jinxed
Gerund: jinxing

Imperative
jinx
jinx

Present
I jinx
you jinx
he/she/it jinxes
we jinx
you jinx
they jinx

Preterite
I jinxed
you jinxed
he/she/it jinxed
we jinxed
you jinxed
they jinxed

Present Continuous
I am jinxing
you are jinxing
he/she/it is jinxing
we are jinxing
you are jinxing
they are jinxing

Present Perfect
I have jinxed
you have jinxed
he/she/it has jinxed
we have jinxed
you have jinxed
they have jinxed

Past Continuous
I was jinxing
you were jinxing
he/she/it was jinxing
we were jinxing
you were jinxing
they were jinxing

Past Perfect
I had jinxed
you had jinxed
he/she/it had jinxed
we had jinxed
you had jinxed
they had jinxed

Future
I will jinx
you will jinx
he/she/it will jinx
we will jinx
you will jinx
they will jinx

Future Perfect
I will have jinxed
you will have jinxed
he/she/it will have jinxed
we will have jinxed
you will have jinxed
they will have jinxed

Future Continuous
I will be jinxing
you will be jinxing
he/she/it will be jinxing
we will be jinxing
you will be jinxing
they will be jinxing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been jinxing
you have been jinxing
he/she/it has been jinxing
we have been jinxing
you have been jinxing
they have been jinxing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been jinxing
you will have been jinxing
he/she/it will have been jinxing
we will have been jinxing
you will have been jinxing
they will have been jinxing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been jinxing
you had been jinxing
he/she/it had been jinxing
we had been jinxing
you had been jinxing
they had been jinxing

Conditional
I would jinx
you would jinx
he/she/it would jinx
we would jinx
you would jinx
they would jinx

Past Conditional
I would have jinxed
you would have jinxed
he/she/it would have jinxed
we would have jinxed
you would have jinxed
they would have jinxed

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	jinx - a person believed to bring bad luck to those around himjonahunfortunate, 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, cursemagic 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 somethingglamour, hex, witch, bewitch, enchantvoodoo - bewitch by or as if by a voodoospell - place under a spellbecharm, 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

jinx

noun1. curse, plague, voodoo, nemesis, black magic, hoodoo (informal), hex (U.S. & Canad. informal), evil eye He fears an injury jinx could wreck his chances.verb1. curse, bewitch, hex (U.S. & Canad. informal) He's trying to rattle me, he said to himself, trying to jinx me so I can't succeed.

jinx

nounInformal. Something or someone believed to bring bad luck:curse, hex, hoodoo.verbInformal. To bring bad luck or evil to:curse, hex, hoodoo.

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