jinx
/dʒɪŋks
/noun
A person or thing that brings bad luck: he regarded her as a jinx because she had lost her husband...
- Are you suffering from depression, substance abuse, obesity, stress, impotence, domestic problems or even a jinx?
- I pity any adult who still actually believes in jinxes and curses or any such stuff.
- The Indian cricket team once again failed to break the jinx yesterday which left thousands of fans disappointed.
Synonyms
curse, spell, hoodoo, malediction, plague, affliction;
the evil eye, black magic, voodoo, bad luck, evil fortune;
Irish cess;
North American hex
informal the kiss of death
archaic malison
verb [with object]
Bring bad luck to; cast an evil spell on: the play is jinxed...
- The more superstitious among us would have sworn our hockey luck was jinxed.
- There were moments where we felt like we were jinxing the whole thing, pushing our luck, but we decided to test fate and stock up anyhow.
- The chains had been cursed, jinxed by the many hands that had been bound.
Synonyms
curse, cast a spell on, put the evil eye on, hoodoo, bewitch;
Australian point the bone at;
North American hex
Australian informal mozz, put the mozz on
rare accurse
Origin
Early 20th century (originally US): probably a variant of jynx 'wryneck' (because the bird was used in witchcraft).