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jinx

 (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.]
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jinxed

(dʒɪŋkst)
adj
considered to be unlucky or to bring bad luck
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.jinxed - (usually used colloquially) causing or accompanied by misfortune
colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
luckless, unlucky - having or bringing misfortune; "Friday the 13th is an unlucky date"
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Translations

jinxed

[ˈdʒɪŋkst] adj (= unlucky) [player, project] → maudit(e)
to be jinxed → être maudit(e)
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jinxed

adjverhext
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