JINX | Meaning, Definition In Cambridge English Dictionary

Meaning of jinx in English jinxnoun [ S ] uk /dʒɪŋks/ us /dʒɪŋks/ Add to word list Add to word list bad luck, or a person or thing that is believed to bring bad luck: a jinx on There's a jinx on this computer – it's crashed three times this morning! Synonym hex Good luck and bad luck

• align
• bad omen
• bad/hard/tough luck! idiom
• be bad luck on someone idiom
• be down on your luck idiom
• fortunately
• fortune cookie
• fortune smiles on someone idiom
• get the short end of the stick idiom
• godsend
• malediction
• may the best man/person win! idiom
• merciful
• mercifully
• mercy
• unfortunately
• unluckily
• unlucky
• voodoo
• with any luck idiom

See more results » jinxverb [ T ]   informal uk /dʒɪŋks/ us /dʒɪŋks/ to cause a person or group to experience bad luck: I thought we would win, but I didn't say so – I didn't want to jinx it. Good luck and bad luck

• align
• bad omen
• bad/hard/tough luck! idiom
• be bad luck on someone idiom
• be down on your luck idiom
• fortunately
• fortune cookie
• fortune smiles on someone idiom
• get the short end of the stick idiom
• godsend
• malediction
• may the best man/person win! idiom
• merciful
• mercifully
• mercy
• unfortunately
• unluckily
• unlucky
• voodoo
• with any luck idiom

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jinxed (Definition of jinx from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

jinx | American Dictionary

jinxverb [ T ] us /dʒɪŋks/ Add to word list Add to word list to cause a person or group to experience bad luck: I didn’t want to say anything to him – I was afraid I might jinx him. jinxnoun [ C usually sing ] us /dʒɪŋks/ a person or thing that brings bad luck, or a period of bad luck: There must be a jinx on our team – four of our best players were injured yesterday. (Definition of jinx from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of jinx

jinx In all, he had as many as nine knee operations, and the problems jinxed a fine career. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The professor explains that the book is jinxed and cautions that it must be destroyed. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The locomotive was believed to be jinxed, and so after repair, was renumbered 424. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. She also seems to be jinxed, bringing all sorts of misfortunes to herself and anyone around her and also inadvertently making herself a lot of enemies. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Poor results and a spate of injuries, however, meant a demoralising first half of the season, with many of the team believing the new kit was jinxed. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. I jinxed them with my song! From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. She calls herself a jinx as an excuse for not accepting the relationship. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Does nt follow a set team, just hops on the nearest bandwagon, however is oblivious to the fact he is a jinx. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. I'd bet on it anytime, acknowledging the existence of his jinx. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. He feels it will jinx their relationship, because his other marriages have gone that way. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Despite getting good reviews, the album was met with the sophomore jinx. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Baseball's most common jinx belief is that talking about a pitcher's ongoing no-hitter will cause it to be ended. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. However, the jinx would apparently catch up with her in her other four events. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. He is well-meaning, but is the world's worst jinx, bringing disastrous misfortune to everyone around him. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. However, her fellow villagers misunderstood her as a jinx and refused to trust her. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. See all examples of jinx These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. What is the pronunciation of jinx?

Translations of jinx

in Chinese (Traditional) 厄運, 不祥的人（或物）, 使…倒楣，遭遇厄運… See more in Chinese (Simplified) 厄运, 不祥的人（或物）, 使…倒霉，遭遇厄运… See more in Spanish maldición, gafe, traer mala suerte a… See more in Portuguese urucubaca, azar, pé-frio… See more in Turkish in French in Dutch in Czech in Danish in Indonesian in Thai in Vietnamese in Polish in Swedish in Malay in German in Norwegian in Ukrainian şanssızlık getiren kişi/şey, uğursuz, musibet… See more guigne… See more doem… See more zlé kouzlo… See more ulykkesfugl… See more nasib malang, pembawa sial… See more คนหรือสิ่งที่นำโชคร้ายมาให้… See more điều/người đem lại xui xẻo… See more pech, fatum, złe fatum… See more förbannelse… See more pembawa sial… See more der Fluch… See more dårlig karma… See more хтось чи щось, що приносить нещастя… See more Need a translator?

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