jinx
/dʒɪŋks/noun
उच्चारण जिंक्स
अपशकुन
Core word
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[sing.]
bad luck; a person or thing that is thought to bring bad luck
अपशकुन
- break the jinx
- Many fans believe that the new coach will finally lift the jinx on the team.
- The team finally broke the jinx and won at their home ground.
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- Some students believe wearing a particular pen is a jinx on exams.
- They said the old house carried a jinx.
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[T]
to bring bad luck to somebody or something
अपशकुन लाना
- Don't jinx it.
- Radhika touched the wooden desk because she did not want to jinx her result.
- Don't mention the score, you might jinx the match.
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- He thinks he jinxed the team by talking about winning.
- Everyone was afraid to jinx the plan by speaking about it.
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a jinx on sb/sth
As a noun, a jinx is bad luck or a person or thing believed to bring it; use on for the one affected.
Noun के रूप में 'jinx' अपशकुन या अपशकुन लाने वाला व्यक्ति या वस्तु है; प्रभावित व्यक्ति के लिए 'on' आता है।
- Some fans believe there is a jinx on the stadium.
- Rahul says a jinx follows him on every exam day.
jinx + sb/sth (transitive verb)
As a verb, jinx takes a direct object and means to bring bad luck to it.
Verb के रूप में 'jinx' सकर्मक है और अपशकुन लाने का अर्थ देता है।
- Don't talk about the result; you will jinx it.
- The team felt that the new captain had jinxed them.
be jinxed / be jinxed by sth
The passive describes someone or something that seems to suffer constant bad luck.
Passive रूप उस व्यक्ति या वस्तु के लिए है जो लगातार दुर्भाग्य झेलता प्रतीत होता है।
- The film seemed jinxed from the first day of shooting.
the jinx is broken / break the jinx
Break takes the noun jinx when a long run of bad luck finally ends.
जब दुर्भाग्य का लंबा दौर समाप्त होता है, तब 'break the jinx' का प्रयोग होता है।
- India broke the jinx by winning a Test match at that ground.
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verb + jinx
breakbeatbelieve input a jinx onend
- Radhika finally broke the jinx by passing the driving test.
adjective + jinx
terriblesupposedso-calledlong-standingmysterious
- The so-called jinx on the old house frightened the children.
jinx + noun
superstitionbelieffearstreakstory
- A jinx streak of five defeats worried the coach.
adverb + jinxed
badlycompletelyseeminglysomehow
- The project seemed completely jinxed.
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- Cricketers sometimes avoid saying a score aloud in case they jinx it.
क्रिकेटर कभी-कभी अपशकुन के डर से स्कोर ज़ोर से नहीं बोलते।
- My grandmother thinks the black cat is a jinx.
मेरी दादी मानती हैं कि काली बिल्ली अपशकुन है।
- He tried to shake off the jinx that seemed to follow his team.
उसने उस अपशकुन से छुटकारा पाने की कोशिश की जो उसकी टीम का पीछा करता लग रहा था।
- Please don't jinx my interview by predicting that I will fail.
कृपया यह कहकर मेरे इंटरव्यू को अपशकुन मत लगाइए कि मैं असफल हो जाऊँगा।
- The bridge was jinxed; three accidents happened during its construction.
यह पुल अशुभ माना गया; उसके निर्माण के दौरान तीन दुर्घटनाएँ हुईं।
- She wore her lucky pen to avoid any jinx during the exam.
परीक्षा में किसी अपशकुन से बचने के लिए उसने अपना भाग्यशाली पेन इस्तेमाल किया।
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✗ The captain was afraid that his words would jinx to the team.
✓ The captain was afraid that his words would jinx the team.
Jinx is transitive and takes a direct object without to.
'Jinx' सकर्मक क्रिया है और उसके object के साथ 'to' नहीं लगता।
✗ There is a jinx in this room's number.
✓ There is a jinx on this room's number.
A jinx is placed on something, so on is the correct preposition.
अपशकुन किसी चीज़ 'पर' माना जाता है, इसलिए यहाँ 'on' सही है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Jinx, curse and hoodoo-type words describe bad luck, but they differ in strength and seriousness.
Jinx, curse जैसे शब्द बुरे भाग्य को बताते हैं, पर शक्ति और गंभीरता में भिन्न हैं।
Bad luck, usually mild and often used in a light, half-joking way.
आमतौर पर हल्का दुर्भाग्य, जो प्रायः मज़ाक के लहजे में बोला जाता है।
- Don't say it aloud or you'll jinx us.
A serious wish or spell that harm should come to someone; stronger and darker.
किसी का अहित होने की गंभीर कामना या मंत्र; अधिक कठोर।
- The villagers feared a curse on the old well.
§Grammar and usage
Usage: break the jinx (end a run of bad luck).
प्रयोग में break the jinx (बदक़िस्मती का सिलसिला तोड़ना)।