jinx
Something believed to bring bad luck.
jinx in a sentence
- Ollie blamed a jinx for the lost match, since his lucky socks were in the wash.
- Nadia joked that saying 'sunny day' aloud was a jinx that always brought the rain.
Try an 11+ style question
Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is closest in meaning to jinx?
- Acurse
- Bcharm
- Cluck
- Dblessing
Show the answer
A: curse. The other three mean the opposite of jinx.
Words that mean something similar
curse
Words that mean the opposite
blessing, luck, charm
More words about thinking & learning
- judicious: Showing good sense and careful judgement.
- justify: To give a good reason for something you have done.
- knack: A clever skill for doing something easily.
- knowledgeable: Knowing a lot about something.
- logical: Sensible, and following clear reasoning.
- lucid: Very clear and easy to understand, or thinking clearly.
- ludicrous: So silly that it makes you laugh.
- mesmerise: To hold someone's attention so completely they cannot look away.
More words to explore
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