Jinx — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a person believed to bring bad luck to those around him

an evil spell

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dʒˈɪŋks/

🇬🇧British English

/dʒˈɪŋks/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dʒˈɪŋks/

1 syllable Say it as /dʒˈɪŋks/.

Examples

a witch put a curse on his whole family
he put the whammy on me
This project is jinxed!

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

curse hex jonah enchant whammy witch bewitch glamour

Parts of Speech

noun	a person believed to bring bad luck to those around him
noun	an evil spell “a witch put a curse on his whole family”
verb	cast a spell over someone or something; put a hex on someone or something
verb	foredoom to failure “This project is jinxed!”

Word Forms

jinx	verb	foredoom to failure
hex	verb	cast a spell over someone or something; put a hex on someone or something
curse	verb	wish harm upon; invoke evil upon
hex	noun	an evil spell
bewitchment	noun	a magical spell
glamour	noun	alluring beauty or charm (often with sex-appeal)
witch	noun	a being (usually female) imagined to have special powers derived from the devil
witchery	noun	the art of sorcery
enchantment	noun	a psychological state induced by (or as if induced by) a magical incantation
enchanter	noun	a sorcerer or magician
jinx	noun	an evil spell

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

verhexen

eine Person, von der man glaubte, dass sie den Menschen um sie herum Unglück bringt

🇫🇷French

porte-poisse

une personne censée porter malheur à son entourage

🇪🇸Spanish

gafe

una persona que se cree que trae mala suerte a quienes lo rodean

🇮🇹Italian

sfortuna

una persona credeva che portasse sfortuna a chi lo circondava

🇳🇱Dutch

vervloekt

een persoon waarvan wordt aangenomen dat hij de mensen om hem heen ongeluk brengt

🇵🇹Portuguese

azar

uma pessoa que se acredita trazer má sorte para aqueles ao seu redor

🇷🇺Russian

сглазить

считалось, что человек приносит несчастье окружающим

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बदकिस्मती

एक व्यक्ति का मानना था कि वह उसके आस-पास के लोगों के लिए दुर्भाग्य लाता है

🇧🇩Bengali

জিনক্স

একজন ব্যক্তি তার চারপাশের লোকদের জন্য দুর্ভাগ্য আনতে বিশ্বাস করেন

🇮🇳Tamil

ஜின்க்ஸ்

ஒரு நபர் தன்னைச் சுற்றியுள்ளவர்களுக்கு துரதிர்ஷ்டத்தைத் தருவதாக நம்புகிறார்

🇮🇳Telugu

జిన్క్స్

ఒక వ్యక్తి తన చుట్టూ ఉన్నవారికి దురదృష్టాన్ని తెస్తాడని నమ్ముతారు

🇮🇳Marathi

जिंक्स

एखाद्या व्यक्तीला त्याच्या सभोवतालच्या लोकांसाठी दुर्दैवीपणा आणण्याचा विश्वास होता

🇮🇳Gujarati

જિન્ક્સ

એક વ્યક્તિ તેની આસપાસના લોકો માટે ખરાબ નસીબ લાવવાનું માનતી હતી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಜಿಂಕ್ಸ್

ಒಬ್ಬ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿಯು ತನ್ನ ಸುತ್ತಲಿನವರಿಗೆ ದುರದೃಷ್ಟವನ್ನು ತರುತ್ತಾನೆ ಎಂದು ನಂಬಲಾಗಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ജിൻക്സ്

ചുറ്റുമുള്ളവർക്ക് ഭാഗ്യം കൊണ്ടുവരുമെന്ന് വിശ്വസിക്കുന്ന ഒരു വ്യക്തി

🇵🇰Urdu

جنکس

ایک شخص اپنے آس پاس کے لوگوں کے لیے بد قسمتی کا یقین رکھتا تھا۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

厄运

一个被认为会给周围的人带来厄运的人

🇯🇵Japanese

ジンクス

周囲の人に不運をもたらすと信じられている人

🇰🇷Korean

재수 불길한 물건

주변 사람들에게 불운을 가져온다고 믿는 사람

🇻🇳Vietnamese

xui xẻo

một người được cho là mang lại xui xẻo cho những người xung quanh

🇹🇭Thai

ตัวซวย

บุคคลที่เชื่อกันว่าจะนำโชคร้ายมาสู่คนรอบข้าง

🇮🇩Indonesian

nasib sial

seseorang diyakini membawa nasib buruk bagi orang-orang di sekitarnya

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

نحس

شخص يعتقد أنه يجلب الحظ السيء لمن حوله

🇮🇷Persian

جینکس

فردی که معتقد بود برای اطرافیانش بدشانسی می آورد

🇹🇷Turkish

uğursuzluk

etrafındakilere kötü şans getirdiğine inanılan kişi

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