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Definitions for Jinx

[1] a person, thing, or influence supposed to bring bad luck.
[2] to bring bad luck to; place a jinx on: The strike has jinxed my plans to go to Milwaukee for the weekend.
[3] to destroy the point of: His sudden laugh jinxed the host's joke.
[4] an unlucky or malevolent force, person, or thing
[5] (tr) to be or put a jinx on

Words related to Jinx

hex, nemesis, enchantment, hoodoo, spell, charm, voodoo, plague, bedevil, bewitch, damn, enchant, condemn

Words nearby Jinx

jinn, jinnah, jinne, jinni, jinrikisha, jinx, jinzhou, jipijapa, jird, jism, jit

Origin of Jinx

1910–15, Americanism ; perhaps < Latin jynx wryneck (bird used in divination and magic) < Greek íynx

Other words from Jinx

out·jinx , verb (used with object)

Word origin for Jinx

C20: perhaps from New Latin Jynx genus name of the wryneck, from Greek iunx wryneck, the name of a bird used in magic

Synonyms for Jinx

hex, charm, enchantment, hoodoo, nemesis, plague, spell, voodoo, black magic, evil eye, kiss of death