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Jinx (Noun)

An evil spell; "a witch put a curse on his whole family"; "he put the whammy on me".

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.

She believed the old mansion to be under a jinx that brought tragedy to all its inhabitants.
The jealous rival tried to put a jinx on the star athlete before the big game.
Many thought the family fortune was cursed by a jinx placed on their ancestors.
Some folks warned that the abandoned mine was haunted by a jinx that had claimed many lives.
After losing three times in a row, the gambler claimed that his rival had put a jinx on his chances.

A person believed to bring bad luck to those around him.

Nouns denoting people.

The team's losing streak started after he joined, and now everyone thinks he's a jinx.
His friends stopped inviting him to parties because they believed he was a jinx who always seemed to cause trouble.
The company's fortunes changed for the worse after he was hired, leading many to suspect that he was a jinx.
She was known to be a jinx, always bringing bad luck to her romantic partners, and people avoided dating her.
The team's coach thought the new player was a jinx and benched him for the rest of the season.