: one that brings bad luck
also
: the state or spell of bad luck brought on by a jinx
jinxed; jinxing; jinxes
: to foredoom to failure or misfortune : bring bad luck to
Synonyms
Examples of jinx in a Sentence
Noun
That guy is a jinx.
He felt like he'd finally broken the jinx.
She threatened to put a jinx on him.
Verb
I thought they were going to win but I didn't say so because I didn't want to jinx them.
His luck has been so bad he feels jinxed.
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Dan Schlossberg, Forbes, 15 Sep. 2024
Illinois Secretary of State Charles Carpentier was honored for being elected to a third term — breaking the two-term jinx that previously prevailed for the post.
—Marianne Mather, Chicago Tribune, 12 Sep. 2024
Wwd Staff, WWD, 28 Sep. 2024
By the way, not to jinx things, but Ohtani is hitting .305.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2024
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Noun
Kodai Senga – Signed out of Japanese ball for five years and $75 million, this right-hander fell victim to the sophomore jinx, missing almost all of the 2024 campaign with various injuries.
—Dan Schlossberg, Forbes, 15 Sep. 2024
Illinois Secretary of State Charles Carpentier was honored for being elected to a third term — breaking the two-term jinx that previously prevailed for the post.
—Marianne Mather, Chicago Tribune, 12 Sep. 2024
Verb
In five years, the young, handsome Roman couturier (whose unused last name is Garavani) has come from a shaky beginning at 9 Via Condotti (some say the address is jinxed) where his early backers cast him adrift, to the crest of the Italian couture.
—Wwd Staff, WWD, 28 Sep. 2024
By the way, not to jinx things, but Ohtani is hitting .305.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2024
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“Jinx.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jinx. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.
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jinx
1 of 2 noun
: someone or something that brings bad luck
jinx
2 of 2 verb
: to bring bad luck to
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