Vocabulary
Jinx
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
bring bad luck to; cast an evil spell on.
Urdu meaning
منحوس، بدشگونی لانے والی شے
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- The changes brought in are of such great benefit to the people that their contents had to be carefully guarded until their actualpassage,so thatno ordinary citizen could somehow jinx the reformation being imposed.
- A 33-game jinx ended, a 34-year-old curse broke with Tuesday`s 1-0 victory over Cambodia.
Synonyms
curse, cast a spell on, put the evil eye on, hoodoo, bewitch, point the bone at, hex,
Antonyms
advantage, benefit, boon, luck,
Curator example
“the play is jinxed”
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