'jinx' definitions:
Definition of 'jinx'
(from WordNet)
noun
A person believed to bring bad luck to those around him [syn: jonah, jinx]
noun
An evil spell; "a witch put a curse on his whole family"; "he put the whammy on me" [syn: hex, jinx, curse, whammy]
verb
Cast a spell over someone or something; put a hex on someone or something [syn: hex, bewitch, glamour, witch, enchant, jinx]
verb
Foredoom to failure; "This project is jinxed!"
Definition of 'jinx'
From: GCIDE
- jinx \jinx\ (j[i^][ng]ks), n. A person, object, influence, or supernatural being which is supposed to bring bad luck or to cause things to go wrong. [Slang] [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Definition of 'jinx'
From: GCIDE
- jinx \jinx\ (j[i^][ng]ks), v. t. To bring bad luck to; to cause to malfunction or go wrong; as, some superstitious people are reluctant to predict success for fear it will jinx them. [Slang] [PJC]
Synonyms of 'jinx'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abuse,
- afflict,
- aggrieve,
- bad influence,
- bedevil,
- befoul,
- bewitch,
- blight,
- bring bad luck,
- cantrip,
- charm,
- condemn,
- corrupt,
- crucify,
- curse,
- damage,
- damn,
- defile,
- demonize,
- deprave,
- despoil,
- destroy,
- diabolize,
- disadvantage,
- disserve,
- distress,
- do a mischief,
- do evil,
- do ill,
- do wrong,
- do wrong by,
- doom,
- enchantment,
- envenom,
- evil eye,
- evil genius,
- evil star,
- exorcism,
- get into trouble,
- glamour,
- harass,
- harm,
- hex,
- hoodoo,
- hurt,
- ill wind,
- impair,
- infect,
- injure,
- Jonah,
- magic spell,
- malediction,
- malevolent influence,
- malocchio,
- maltreat,
- menace,
- mistreat,
- molest,
- nemesis,
- obsess,
- outrage,
- overlook,
- persecute,
- play havoc with,
- play hob with,
- poison,
- pollute,
- possess,
- prejudice,
- sabotage,
- savage,
- scathe,
- spell,
- taint,
- threaten,
- torment,
- torture,
- violate,
- voodoo,
- wanga,
- weird,
- whammy,
- witch,
- wound,
- wreak havoc on,
- wrong