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Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

jinx

/(jĭṉks)/ · IPA /d͡ʒɪŋks/
01 n. A person, object, influence, or supernatural being which is supposed to bring bad luck or to cause things to go wrong.
  1. 1.
    A person, object, influence, or supernatural being which is supposed to bring bad luck or to cause things to go wrong.[Slang]
02 v. t. To bring bad luck to; to cause to malfunction or go wrong; as, some superstitious people are reluctant to predict success for fear it will …
  1. 1.
    To bring bad luck to; to cause to malfunction or go wrong; as, some superstitious people are reluctant to predict success for fear it will jinx them.[Slang]