VERB | communication | jinx, hex, bewitch, glamour, witch, enchant | cast a spell over someone or something |
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cognition | jinx | foredoom to failure | |
NOUN | person | jinx, jonah | a person believed to bring bad luck to those around him |
communication | jinx, hex, curse, whammy | an evil spell |
Sounds | jhih'ngks | |
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Rhymes | blinks ... tiddlywinks: 12 rhymes with ihngks... |
Meaning | A person believed to bring bad luck to those around him. | |
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Synonym | jonah | |
Broader | unfortunate, unfortunate person | A person who suffers misfortune |
Spanish | gafe, jonás | |
Verbs | jinx | foredoom to failure |
Meaning | An evil spell. | |
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Synonyms | hex, curse, whammy | |
Broader | spell, magic spell, magical spell, charm | A verbal / verbal formula believed to have magical force |
Spanish | hex, maldición | |
Catalan | hex, maledicció | |
Verbs | jinx | cast a spell over someone or something |
Meaning | cast a spell over someone or something; put a hex on someone or something. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
Synonyms | hex, bewitch, glamour, witch, enchant | |
Narrower | spell | place under a spell |
voodoo | bewitch by or as if by a voodoo | |
Broader | charm, becharm | Control by magic spells, as by practicing witchcraft |
Spanish | embrujar, encantar, hechizar | |
Catalan | embruixar, encantar | |
Nouns | jinx | an evil spell |
Meaning | foredoom to failure. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s somebody | |
Example | "This project is jinxed!" | |
Broader | predestine, foreordain, preordain | foreordain or determine beforehand |
Spanish | aojar, gafar | |
Catalan | portar mala sort | |
Nouns | jinx | a person believed to bring bad luck to those around him |
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