Meaning of jinx in English
jinx
noun [ S ]
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bad luck, or a person or thing that is believed to bring bad luck:

There's a jinx on this computer – it's crashed three times this morning!

jinx
verb [ T ] informal
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to cause a person or group to experience bad luck:

I thought we would win, but I didn't say so – I didn't want to jinx it.

jinx
verb [ T ]
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to cause a person or group to experience bad luck:

I didn’t want to say anything to him – I was afraid I might jinx him.

jinx
noun [ C usually sing ]
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a person or thing that brings bad luck, or a period of bad luck:

There must be a jinx on our team – four of our best players were injured yesterday.