What is the meaning of jinx?

noun

  • A person believed to bring bad luck to those around him.
  • An evil spell.
    • usage: "a witch put a curse on his whole family"; "he put the whammy on me"

verb

  • Cast a spell over someone or something; put a hex on someone or something.
  • Foredoom to failure.
    • usage: "This project is jinxed"
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