JINXED | Meaning, Definition In Cambridge English Dictionary

Meaning of jinxed in English jinxedadjective uk /dʒɪŋkst/ us /dʒɪŋkst/ Add to word list Add to word list having or believed to bring bad luck : I must be jinxed - whenever I wash a wine glass, it breaks. Some people believe the family is jinxed. See jinx having bad things happen by chance

• unluckyShe is one of the unluckiest people I've ever met.
• unfortunateThe unfortunate souls who were lost during the voyage were commemorated once the ship reached port.
• haplessHe's always been a hapless, helpless bumbler.
• star-crossedBehold the tale of two star-crossed lovers, doomed to spend their lives apart.
• lucklessThe luckless council member was caught in the middle of three major ethics investigations of her colleagues.

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• unluckyAn unlucky bounce led to the winning goal against the home team.
• unfortunateNo one was to blame - it was just an unfortunate accident.
• ill-fatedSeven crew members were killed on the ill-fated voyage.
• ill-starredHis ill-starred reign began with a famine and ended with civil war.

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• It seemed the production might be jinxed.
• He wondered whether he was jinxed.
• They seem to be jinxed when it comes to playing in Ireland.

Fate and destiny

• align
• Damocles
• deal someone a hand
• destined
• destiny
• fatalistically
• fate
• fated
• fateful day
• ill-fated
• lap
• lightning
• luckless
• predestination
• predestined
• preordain
• providence
• sword
• sword of Damocles idiom
• written in the stars idiom

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in Chinese (Traditional) 倒黴的, 帶來厄運的… See more in Chinese (Simplified) 倒霉的, 带来厄运的… See more in Spanish gafado, enyetado… See more in Portuguese com urucubaca, com azar, azarado… See more Need a translator?

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