a person, thing, or influence supposed to bring bad luck.

to bring bad luck to; place a jinx on

The strike has jinxed my plans to go to Milwaukee for the weekend.

to destroy the point of

His sudden laugh jinxed the host's joke.

noun

advantage , benefit , boon , luck

verb

benefit

noun

black magic , charm , enchantment , evil eye * , hex , hoodoo , kiss of death * , nemesis , plague , spell , voodoo * , curse

verb

bedevil , bewitch , cast a spell on , charm , condemn , damn * , enchant , give the evil eye , hex , curse , hoodoo , damn , evil eye , nemesis , spell , voodoo , whammy