n. 1 (evil) spell, curse, evil eye, malediction, voodoo, US and Canadian hex I felt I had lost at roulette because she had put a jinx on me 2 nemesis, Jonah If we don't throw that jinx overboard we shall all die
v. 3 curse, bewitch, damn, doom, sabotage, condemn, US and Canadian hex My career was jinxed from the start