Whammy — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a serious or devastating setback

an evil spell

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/wˈæmi/

🇬🇧British English

/wˈami/

🇮🇳Indian English

/wˈami/

2 syllables Say it as /wˈæmi/.

Examples

a witch put a curse on his whole family
he put the whammy on me

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

jinx curse hex

Parts of Speech

noun	a serious or devastating setback
noun	an evil spell “a witch put a curse on his whole family”

Word Forms

hex	verb	cast a spell over someone or something; put a hex on someone or something
jinx	verb	cast a spell over someone or something; put a hex on someone or something
curse	verb	wish harm upon; invoke evil upon

Around the World

Europe

🇪🇸Spanish

golpe

un revés grave o devastador

🇮🇹Italian

smacco

una battuta d’arresto grave o devastante

🇳🇱Dutch

jammer

een ernstige of verwoestende tegenslag

🇵🇹Portuguese

golpe

um revés sério ou devastador

🇷🇺Russian

удар

серьезная или разрушительная неудача

India

🇮🇳Hindi

धमाचौकड़ी

एक गंभीर या विनाशकारी झटका

🇧🇩Bengali

ঝাঁকুনি

একটি গুরুতর বা বিধ্বংসী ধাক্কা

🇮🇳Tamil

வம்பு

ஒரு தீவிரமான அல்லது அழிவுகரமான பின்னடைவு

🇮🇳Telugu

వామ్మీ

తీవ్రమైన లేదా వినాశకరమైన ఎదురుదెబ్బ

🇮🇳Marathi

झणझणीत

एक गंभीर किंवा विनाशकारी धक्का

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઘોર

ગંભીર અથવા વિનાશક આંચકો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬೊಬ್ಬೆ

ಗಂಭೀರ ಅಥವಾ ವಿನಾಶಕಾರಿ ಹಿನ್ನಡೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വാംമി

ഗുരുതരമായ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ വിനാശകരമായ തിരിച്ചടി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਝਗੜਾ

ਇੱਕ ਗੰਭੀਰ ਜਾਂ ਵਿਨਾਸ਼ਕਾਰੀ ਝਟਕਾ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

重击

严重或毁灭性的挫折

🇯🇵Japanese

ひどい

深刻なまたは壊滅的な挫折

🇰🇷Korean

엉뚱하다

심각하거나 파괴적인 좌절

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cái quái gì

một thất bại nghiêm trọng hoặc tàn khốc

🇹🇭Thai

เวรกรรม

ความพ่ายแพ้ที่ร้ายแรงหรือร้ายแรง

🇮🇩Indonesian

celaka

kemunduran yang serius atau menghancurkan

🇵🇭Filipino

paulit-ulit

isang seryoso o nakapipinsalang pag-urong

🇲🇾Malay

wammy

kemunduran yang serius atau dahsyat

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الضربة

انتكاسة خطيرة أو مدمرة

🇮🇷Persian

غمگین

یک شکست جدی یا ویرانگر

🇹🇷Turkish

nazar

ciddi veya yıkıcı bir aksilik

🇮🇱Hebrew

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