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Vocabulary Entry
jynx
|noun • verb
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N
noun
A person or thing that brings bad luck.
Example Sentences
"Ever since they moved into that old house, they've felt like a jynx has followed them."
"He believes that the black cat is a jynx for their team."
"Some superstitions consider broken mirrors to be a jynx that brings misfortune."
V
verb
To cast a spell or curse on someone or something, causing bad luck.
Example Sentences
"She felt that her ex-boyfriend jynxed her chance at love."
"If you jynx the outcome of the game by talking too much, it could go wrong."
"He accused her of jynxing his plans just because she was skeptical."