jinx
[ jingks ]
/ dʒɪŋks /
noun
a person, thing, or influence supposed to bring bad luck.
verb (used with object)
to bring bad luck to; place a jinx on: The strike has jinxed my plans to go to Milwaukee for the weekend.
to destroy the point of: His sudden laugh jinxed the host's joke.
Origin of jinx
1910–15,
Americanism; perhaps < Latin
jynx wryneck (bird used in divination and magic) < Greek
íynx
OTHER WORDS FROM jinx
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British Dictionary definitions for jinx
jinx
/ (dʒɪŋks) /
noun
an unlucky or malevolent force, person, or thing
verb
(tr)
to be or put a jinx on
Word Origin for jinx
C20: perhaps from New Latin
Jynx genus name of the wryneck, from Greek
iunx wryneck, the name of a bird used in magic