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hexed

verb

past tense of hex
as in possessed
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 hexed Back in 2011, Lil B hexed Kevin Durant after the basketball star dissed the Bay Area rapper’s music on Twitter. — Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 3 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hexed
  1. possessed
  2. cursed
  3. enchanted
  4. spelled
  5. charmed
  6. bewitched
  7. seduced
  8. struck
Verb
  • Nabutsilili, 45, said he was possessed by the rainmaking spirit as a 14-year-old boy when his legs mysteriously developed wounds.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Kain Colter’s generation tried to convince the country that college athletes possessed economic interests worthy of collective representation.
    — Chris Corr, Sportico.com, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of possessed
Verb
  • Some demonstrators cursed at police officers holding riot shields, while others yelled out as passing cars honked in support of the protest.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Home of a fur seal trade leading to an almost extinction of seals, a whaling station, and then many volcanic eruptions leading to the destruction of scientific stations, this island looks like it is cursed.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of cursed
Verb
  • Perhaps too enchanted, as Pitt lost his date on the dance floor that night.
    — Daysia Tolentino, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Sep. 2026
  • The spa Among the most enchanted of spaces in a castle that is seemingly composed of nothing but enchanted spaces.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of enchanted
Verb
  • Lifted from the pavement, that lead spelled a letter in her hand.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026
  • And when Walker was spelled, Emmett Johnson picked up tough yards.
    — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of spelled
Verb
  • The judges seem charmed by him, though, and Derek is impressed by both Jackson’s frame and his determination to improve.
    — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2026
  • 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
Definition of charmed
Verb
  • Even sequels and prequels — say, those in the Star Wars canon — ideally aspire to a degree of self-sufficiency in which the audience can discern the story and, properly bewitched, can proceed to seek out the other movies.
    — Peter Tonguette, The Washington Examiner, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Eerie in a way that feels more seductive than scary, the film isn’t bewitched by its demons so much as the process of transubstantiation by which a (self)tortured young woman can transform them into grace.
    — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 26 June 2026
Definition of bewitched
Verb
  • Many have taken up such invitations, seduced by the island’s stress-free, go-slow rhythm.
    — Michelle Jana Chan, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Or if leadership got seduced by silhouette, movement and atmosphere, neglecting to marry the galleries to the overall concept.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of seduced
Verb
  • The truck driver, who police identified only as a 57-year-old man, was heading westbound on East 14th Street and making a right turn onto First Avenue when his vehicle struck the teens.
    — Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Bregman lost his bat but maintained his footing as the ball struck him.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of struck

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“Hexed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hexed. Accessed 28 Sep. 2026.

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