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jinx
jinx J0044400 (jĭngks)n.1. A person or thing that is believed to bring bad luck.2. A condition or period of bad luck that appears to have been caused by a specific person or thing.tr.v. jinxed, jinx·ing, jinx·es To bring bad luck to. [Possibly from jynx, wryneck (from its use in witchcraft), from Latin iynx, from Greek iunx, perhaps from iuzein, to call, cry.]jinx (dʒɪŋks) nan unlucky or malevolent force, person, or thingvb (tr) to be or put a jinx on[C20: perhaps from New Latin Jynx genus name of the wryneck, from Greek iunx wryneck, the name of a bird used in magic]jinx (dʒɪŋks) n. 1. one thought to bring bad luck. 2. a condition or spell of misfortune. v.t. 3. to bring bad luck to. [1910–15, Amer.; perhaps < Latin jynx wryneck (bird used in divination and magic) < Greek íynx] jinx Past participle: jinxed Gerund: jinxing
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I jinx | you jinx | he/she/it jinxes | we jinx | you jinx | they jinx |
Preterite |
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I jinxed | you jinxed | he/she/it jinxed | we jinxed | you jinxed | they jinxed |
Present Continuous |
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I am jinxing | you are jinxing | he/she/it is jinxing | we are jinxing | you are jinxing | they are jinxing |
Present Perfect |
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I have jinxed | you have jinxed | he/she/it has jinxed | we have jinxed | you have jinxed | they have jinxed |
Past Continuous |
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I was jinxing | you were jinxing | he/she/it was jinxing | we were jinxing | you were jinxing | they were jinxing |
Past Perfect |
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I had jinxed | you had jinxed | he/she/it had jinxed | we had jinxed | you had jinxed | they had jinxed |
Future |
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I will jinx | you will jinx | he/she/it will jinx | we will jinx | you will jinx | they will jinx |
Future Perfect |
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I will have jinxed | you will have jinxed | he/she/it will have jinxed | we will have jinxed | you will have jinxed | they will have jinxed |
Future Continuous |
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I will be jinxing | you will be jinxing | he/she/it will be jinxing | we will be jinxing | you will be jinxing | they will be jinxing |
Present Perfect Continuous |
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I have been jinxing | you have been jinxing | he/she/it has been jinxing | we have been jinxing | you have been jinxing | they have been jinxing |
Future Perfect Continuous |
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I will have been jinxing | you will have been jinxing | he/she/it will have been jinxing | we will have been jinxing | you will have been jinxing | they will have been jinxing |
Past Perfect Continuous |
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I had been jinxing | you had been jinxing | he/she/it had been jinxing | we had been jinxing | you had been jinxing | they had been jinxing |
Conditional |
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I would jinx | you would jinx | he/she/it would jinx | we would jinx | you would jinx | they would jinx |
Past Conditional |
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I would have jinxed | you would have jinxed | he/she/it would have jinxed | we would have jinxed | you would have jinxed | they would have jinxed | ThesaurusNoun | 1. | jinx - a person believed to bring bad luck to those around himjonahunfortunate, unfortunate person - a person who suffers misfortune | | 2. | jinx - an evil spell; "a witch put a curse on his whole family"; "he put the whammy on me"hex, whammy, cursemagic spell, magical spell, charm, spell - a verbal formula believed to have magical force; "he whispered a spell as he moved his hands"; "inscribed around its base is a charm in Balinese" | Verb | 1. | jinx - cast a spell over someone or something; put a hex on someone or somethingglamour, hex, witch, bewitch, enchantvoodoo - bewitch by or as if by a voodoospell - place under a spellbecharm, charm - control by magic spells, as by practicing witchcraft | | 2. | jinx - foredoom to failure; "This project is jinxed!"preordain, foreordain, predestine - foreordain or determine beforehand |
jinxnoun1. curse, plague, voodoo, nemesis, black magic, hoodoo (informal), hex (U.S. & Canad. informal), evil eye He fears an injury jinx could wreck his chances.verb1. curse, bewitch, hex (U.S. & Canad. informal) He's trying to rattle me, he said to himself, trying to jinx me so I can't succeed.jinxnounInformal. Something or someone believed to bring bad luck:curse, hex, hoodoo.verbInformal. To bring bad luck or evil to:curse, hex, hoodoo.TranslationsUnglücksrabefatturaiellamalocchiomenagramoJinx
JinxA slang term for Japanese securities markets.jinx
Synonyms for jinxnoun curseSynonyms- curse
- plague
- voodoo
- nemesis
- black magic
- hoodoo
- hex
- evil eye
verb curseSynonymsSynonyms for jinxnoun something or someone believed to bring bad luckSynonymsverb to bring bad luck or evil toSynonymsSynonyms for jinxnoun a person believed to bring bad luck to those around himSynonymsRelated Words- unfortunate
- unfortunate person
noun an evil spellSynonymsRelated Words- magic spell
- magical spell
- charm
- spell
verb cast a spell over someone or somethingSynonyms- glamour
- hex
- witch
- bewitch
- enchant
Related Wordsverb foredoom to failureRelated Words- preordain
- foreordain
- predestine
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