noun
- people or things that bring bad luck
- periods of bad luck thought to be caused by someone or something
verb
- brings bad luck to someone or something
Examples
- She believes black cats are jinxes.
- The team blamed their losing streak on various jinxes.
- He thinks talking about success jinxes his chances.
- Some people consider broken mirrors to be jinxes.
- The pitcher worried that mentioning his no-hitter jinxes it.
- They removed all the supposed jinxes from their store.
- She jinxes every project she touches, according to her coworkers.