Meaning

2 senses
  1. A hex; an evil spell.

    Fluch, Verwünschung

    дурно́й глазdurnój glaz, сглазsglaz, по́рчаpórča

    an evil spell

  2. A person or thing supposed to bring bad luck.

    Pechvogel, Unglücksbringer

    колду́нkoldún, колду́ньяkoldúnʹja, ве́дьмаvédʹma

    a person believed to bring bad luck to those around them

Examples

13 sentences
  1. I don't think you're a jinx.

  2. Take the jinx off of me.

  3. If you always think negatively, you can jinx yourself.

  4. Mary is a jinx.

    ruМэри приносит несчастье. — marafon

  5. Every time I go out with you something unpleasant happens to me; don't you jinx it?

Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
a hex; an evil spell:
a person or thing supposed to bring bad luck:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
a hex; an evil spell:
a person or thing supposed to bring bad luck:

Origin

From jynx in the transferred sense “a charm or spell”.

From jynx in the transferred sense “a charm or spell”.

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Forms

plural: jinxes
Singularjinx
Pluraljinxes

regular

Synonyms

6 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

1 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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