hex

1 a woman believed to have often harmful supernatural powers people who used to believe that misfortune was caused by evil hexes and mischievous sprites Synonyms enchantress, hag, witch, sorceressRelated Words charmer, conjurer (or conjuror), enchanter, necromancer, voodoo, voodooist; magician, sorcerer, warlock, wizard

2 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 Synonyms jinx, hoodoo, Indian sign [chiefly British], whammyRelated Words Jonah; curse, evil eye, pox, spell, voodoo; augury, omen, portentNear Antonyms amulet, charm, fetish (also fetich), talisman

3 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 Synonyms abracadabra, bewitchment, charm, conjuration, enchantment, glamour (also glamor), spell, incantation, invocation, whammyRelated Words cantrip [chiefly Scottish], curse, jinx; bewitchery, conjuring, magic, mojo, necromancy, sorcery, voodoo, voodooism, witchcraft, witchery, wizardry; amulet, charm, fetish (also fetich), phylactery, talisman