Jinx: meaning, definitions and examples

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jinx

[ dʒɪŋks ]

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bad luck

A person or thing that brings bad luck, especially one that is believed to cause bad things to happen.

Synonyms

curse, hex, hoodoo

Examples of usage

She felt like a jinx, bringing bad luck wherever she went.
Don't say that, you'll jinx it!

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bring bad luck

To bring bad luck or cause something to go wrong.

Synonyms

curse, hex, hoodoo

Examples of usage

She was afraid she would jinx the project by talking about it too soon.
Don't jinx us by saying it's going to be an easy game.

Translations

Translations of the word "jinx" in other languages:

🇵🇹 maldição

azar
má sorte

🇮🇳 मनहूसियत

अपशकुन
दुर्भाग्य

🇩🇪 Fluch

Pech
Unglück

🇮🇩 kutukan

sial
nasib buruk

🇺🇦 прокляття

невдача
лихо

🇵🇱 klątwa

pech
nieszczęście

🇯🇵 呪い (noroi)

不運 (fuun)
災い (wazawai)

🇫🇷 malédiction

malchance
mauvais sort

🇪🇸 maldición

mala suerte
infortunio

🇹🇷 lanet

uğursuzluk
kötü şans

🇰🇷 저주 (jeoju)

불운 (bul-un)
재앙 (jaeang)

🇸🇦 لعنة (la'na)

نحس (nahs)
سوء الحظ (sou' al-haz)

🇨🇿 kletba

smůla
neštěstí

🇸🇰 kliatba

smola
nešťastie

🇨🇳 诅咒 (zǔzhòu)

厄运 (èyùn)
不幸 (bùxìng)

🇸🇮 prekletstvo

nesreča
smola

🇮🇸 álag

óheppni
ógæfa

🇰🇿 қарғыс

сәтсіздік
бақытсыздық

🇬🇪 წყევლა

უბედურება
უიღბლობა

🇦🇿 lənət

uğursuzluq
bədbəxtlik

🇲🇽 maldición

mala suerte
infortunio

Word origin

The word 'jinx' originated in the early 20th century in American English. It is believed to have come from the name of a character in a comic strip called 'Alley Oop', where the character Jinx Malloy was considered unlucky. Over time, the term 'jinx' has come to be widely used to refer to a person or thing that brings bad luck.