jinxed
/dʒɪŋkst/adjective
उच्चारण जिंक्स्ट
अपशकुनी, बदकिस्मत
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adjective
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informal
having or bringing a lot of bad luck
अपशकुनी, बदकिस्मत
- The project seems jinxed; everything goes wrong.
- The team believed the old ground was jinxed, as they had never won a match there.
- The players felt jinxed after losing three finals in a row.
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- Everyone said the old house was jinxed because nobody stayed long.
- I feel jinxed; my phone breaks every time I buy a new case.
◇Word family
jinx noun, verb
≈Synonyms and antonyms
?Which word?
Keep the bad-luck words together: jinxed, ill-fated (unlucky and ending badly), ill-starred, doomed, cursed.
दुर्भाग्य के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: jinxed, ill-fated (अशुभ और बुरे अंत वाला), ill-starred, doomed, cursed।
§Grammar and usage
The noun jinx means a person or thing that brings bad luck.
Noun jinx का अर्थ अपशकुन लाने वाला व्यक्ति या चीज़ है।
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One-word substitution
A sign of bad luck to come is an omen; a person who believes in such signs is superstitious.
आने वाले दुर्भाग्य का संकेत omen (अपशकुन); ऐसे संकेतों में विश्वास करने वाला superstitious।