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noun

Definition of hexnext
1
as in witch
a woman believed to have often harmful supernatural powers people who used to believe that misfortune was caused by evil hexes and mischievous sprites

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as in curse
something that brings bad luck there seemed to be a hex on him, for all of his business ventures came to naught despite his hard work

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as in spell
a spoken word or set of words believed to have magic power the wizard had put a hex on the evil gnome that turned him to stone

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hex

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verb

ˈheks How to pronounce hex (audio)
as in to spell
to cast a spell on I think our plans have been hexed from the start—everything is going wrong

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Recent Examples of hex
Noun
In the film, the sisters nullify the hex by holding an exorcism on the spirit of Gillian’s abusive boyfriend, whom the sisters previously killed. — Katie Simons, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026 The movie takes a turn into suspense when Apple leads the others in putting a hex on someone, and the hex appears to work. — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 17 Mar. 2026
Verb
Any townhouse in Manhattan lacking a landmark designation is at constant risk, even those by architects who don’t seem as hexed as Rudolph. — Anthony Paletta, Curbed, 13 Jan. 2026 Like Demi Moore with a bad dose of The Substance, experimental electronic producer aya’s second album hexed! — Pitchfork, 2 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for hex
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hex
  1. witch
  2. curse
  3. spell
  4. possess
  5. jinx
  6. charm
  7. Indian sign
  8. strike
Noun
  • The first witch trial in Ireland took place in Kilkenny in 1324, but people who were suspected as sources of suffering have been murdered since prehistory.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026
  • In her 2016 film The Love Witch, writer and director Anna Biller told the story of a modern-day witch driven by her desire for the kind of classical romance that fairy tales are made of.
    — Jourdain Searles, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of witch
Noun
  • The anime’s first part closed with the disturbances tied to the body-swap curse largely resolved, and with Reirin and Keigetsu having grown closer after coming to understand each other through the experience.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 20 Sep. 2026
  • For readers who are familiar with the literary curse of Plaschke in his column over the years, this prediction is not that.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of curse
Noun
  • Already this year, multiple counties and towns have declared local emergencies as a spell of powerful tropical storms from the Pacific generated high surf that eroded local beaches.
    — Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026
  • An accident disrupts the ritual, and Keigetsu, thrown off balance, sees her spell spiral out of her control, sending the two women back into each other’s bodies.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of spell
Verb
  • The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), which draws its authority from the CEA, possesses exclusive jurisdiction over swaps.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Only a small number of players worldwide currently possess the full range of expertise needed to manufacture these high-performance magnets.
    — Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of possess
Noun
  • Well, even just normal-life magic — jinxes, coincidences, destiny.
    — Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2026
  • The ‘seven-year jinx’ — the K-pop industry’s shorthand for the contract expiration point at which groups typically fracture — did not claim TWICE on schedule, but in a way, has just claimed its first member now.
    — Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of jinx
Verb
  • Get The Recipe 66 Pigs In A Blanket Everyone will be charmed by this blast from the past, no matter their age.
    — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Norway’s Erling Haaland, who charmed the world during this summer’s tournament, has more goals for club and country at 26 than either Messi or Ronaldo had at the same age.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of charm
Noun
  • In addition to all of that, Decker is developing a curriculum for a Plains Indian sign language course, using financing from an Indigenous Research Center Faculty Researchers Award.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2021
Definition of Indian sign
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  • Northwest Florida, where the Emerald Coast’s sugar-white sands meet the maritime forests of South Walton, is a landscape of striking contrasts.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Sep. 2026
  • That meeting occurred after Russian missiles and drones struck at least four Ukrainian regions overnight, strikes that officials said killed five people.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Sep. 2026
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“Hex.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hex. Accessed 28 Sep. 2026.

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