n. | 1. | A person, object, influence, or supernatural being which is supposed to bring bad luck or to cause things to go wrong. |
v. t. | 1. | To bring bad luck to; to cause to malfunction or go wrong; |
Noun | 1. | jinx - a person believed to bring bad luck to those around him Synonyms: jonah |
2. | jinx - an evil spell; "a witch put a curse on his whole family"; "he put the whammy on me" | |
Verb | 1. | jinx - cast a spell over someone or something; put a hex on someone or something |
2. | jinx - foredoom to failure; "This project is jinxed!" |