JINXED

Meaning of JINXED in English

/ dʒɪŋkst; NAmE / adjective

( informal ) having or bringing more bad luck than is normal :

The whole family seemed to be jinxed.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

JINXED — adj. unlucky, unfortunate
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JINXED — jinxed /dʒɪŋkst/ BrE AmE adjective often having bad luck, or making people have bad luck: They seem to be jinxed …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
JINXED — If something is jinxed , it is considered to be unlucky or to bring bad luck. ADJ
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
JINXED — If something is ~, it is considered to be unlucky or to bring bad luck. ADJ
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
JINXED — adjective EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Having had a jinxed left back position it looks like we now have a jinxed …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
JINXED — [adjective]I must be jinxed - whenever I touch a glass, it breaks.
Cambridge English vocab
JINXED — • ↑ be jinxed/be a jinx
Longman Activator English vocab
THERE IS A JINX ON STH/STH IS JINXED — See ↑ UNLUCKY 3
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BE JINXED/BE A JINX — See ↑ UNLUCKY 2
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JINX — I. ˈjiŋ(k)s noun ( -es ) Etymology: probably alter of jynx; from the wryneck's being used in witchcraft : something …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HOODOO — I. ˈhü(ˌ)dü noun ( -s ) Etymology: of African origin; akin to Hausa hu 3 'du 3 ba 1 to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
JINX — /jingks/ , n. 1. a person, thing, or influence supposed to bring bad luck. v.t. 2. to bring bad luck …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ILL-FATED — /il"fay"tid/ , adj. 1. destined, as though by fate, to an unhappy or unfortunate end: an ill-fated voyage. 2. bringing …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
JINX — jinx BrE AmE dʒɪŋ k s ▷ jinxed dʒɪŋ k st ▷ jinxes ˈdʒɪŋ k s ɪz -əz ▷ jinxing …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
UNLUCKY — un ‧ luck ‧ y /ʌnˈlʌki/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative unluckier , superlative unluckiest ) [ Word Family: adjective …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
UNFORTUNATE — I. un ‧ for ‧ tu ‧ nate 1 S3 /ʌnˈfɔːtʃ ə nət $ -ˈfɔːr-/ BrE AmE adjective [ Word …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
POSITION — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a comfortable position ▪ When driving, make sure you are seated in a comfortable …
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CENTRAL — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a central bank (= the main financial authority in a country ) ▪ The Bundesbank …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
UNLUCKY — INDEX: 1. when someone is unlucky in a particular situation or at a particular time 2. when someone is always …
Longman Activator English vocab
JINX — • ↑ be jinxed/be a jinx • ↑ there is a jinx on sth/sth is jinxed
Longman Activator English vocab
UNHAPPY — adj. 25B6; adjective an unhappy childhood : SAD, miserable, sorrowful, dejected, despondent, disconsolate, morose, broken-hearted, heartbroken, down, downcast, dispirited, downhearted, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
OUT OF LUCK — UNFORTUNATE, unlucky, luckless, hapless, unsuccessful, cursed, jinxed, ill-fated; informal down on one's luck; poetic/literary star-crossed. 2192; headword
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LUCKLESS — adj. 25B6; adjective UNLUCKY, unfortunate, unsuccessful, hapless, out of luck, cursed, jinxed, doomed, ill-fated; informal down on one's luck; poetic/literary …
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LUCK — n. 25B6; noun with luck you'll make it : GOOD FORTUNE, good luck; fluke, stroke of luck; informal lucky break. …
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JINX — n. 25B6; noun the jinx struck six days later : CURSE, spell, hoodoo, malediction; the evil eye, black magic, voodoo, …
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ILL-STARRED — 25B6; adjective ILL-FATED, doomed, ill-omened, blighted, damned, cursed, jinxed; unlucky, luckless, unfortunate, hapless; poetic/literary star-crossed. blessed.
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JINX — jinx.ogg 1. dʒıŋks n разг. 1. человек или вещь, приносящие несчастье that black cat is a jinx on this house …
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JINX — 1. dʒıŋks n разг. 1. человек или вещь, приносящие несчастье that black cat is a jinx on this house - …
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