jinx

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jinx

(jĭngks)

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.]

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

jinx

(dʒɪŋks)

an unlucky or malevolent force, person, or thing

(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]

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

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

Imperative
jinx
jinx

Present
I jinx
you jinx
he/she/it jinxes
we jinx
you jinx
they jinx

Preterite
I jinxed
you jinxed
he/she/it jinxed
we jinxed
you jinxed
they jinxed

Present Continuous
I am jinxing
you are jinxing
he/she/it is jinxing
we are jinxing
you are jinxing
they are jinxing

Present Perfect
I have jinxed
you have jinxed
he/she/it has jinxed
we have jinxed
you have jinxed
they have jinxed

Past Continuous
I was jinxing
you were jinxing
he/she/it was jinxing
we were jinxing
you were jinxing
they were jinxing

Past Perfect
I had jinxed
you had jinxed
he/she/it had jinxed
we had jinxed
you had jinxed
they had jinxed

Future
I will jinx
you will jinx
he/she/it will jinx
we will jinx
you will jinx
they will jinx

Future Perfect
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
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
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
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
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
I would jinx
you would jinx
he/she/it would jinx
we would jinx
you would jinx
they would jinx

Past Conditional
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

Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011

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Noun	1.	jinx - a person believed to bring bad luck to those around him jonah unfortunate, 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, curse magic 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 something glamour, hex, witch, bewitch, enchant voodoo - bewitch by or as if by a voodoo spell - place under a spell becharm, 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

jinx

noun

1. curse, plague, voodoo, nemesis, black magic, hoodoo (informal), hex (U.S. & Canad. informal), evil eye He fears an injury jinx could wreck his chances.

verb

1. 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.

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

jinx

noun

Informal. Something or someone believed to bring bad luck:

curse, hex, hoodoo.

verb

Informal. To bring bad luck or evil to:

curse, hex, hoodoo.

Translations

Unglücksrabe

fattura iella malocchio menagramo

jinx

[dʒɪŋks]

A. N (= person) → cenizo/a m/f, gafe mf; (= spell) → gafe m, maleficio m
there's a jinx on it → está gafado, tiene la negra
to put a jinx on sth → echar mal de ojo a algo

B. VT → traer mala suerte a, gafar (Sp)
to be jinxed [person, project] → tener gafe

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

jinx

[ˈdʒɪŋks] n

(= curse) → mauvais sort m, sort m
to put a jinx on sth → jeter un sort à qch
to put a jinx on sb → porter la poisse à qn

(= person who brings bad luck) → personne f qui porte la poisse

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

jinx

n there must be or there’s a jinx on it → das ist verhext; there must be or there’s a jinx on us → wir sind vom Unglück verfolgt; to put a jinx on something → etw verhexen

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

jinx

[dʒɪŋks] (fam) n (curse) → malocchio; (person) → iettatore/trice; (thing) → cosa che porta sfortuna
there's a jinx on him → è iellato
to put a jinx on sb → gettare il malocchio su qn

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