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hex (1)

hex [ heks ]


noun  (plural hex·es)
Definition:
 
1. curse: a curse or evil spell

2. bringer of bad luck: somebody believed to bring bad luck or misfortune



transitive verb  (past and past participle hexed, present participle hex·ing, 3rd person present singular hex·es)
Definition:
 
1. curse or bewitch somebody or something: to put a curse or spell on somebody or something

2. have bad effect on something: to appear to have a bad effect on something, as if it were cursed or bewitched
A string of accidents hexed their first attempt to climb the mountain.

[Mid-19th century. Via Pennsylvanian Dutch< German Hexe "witch"]

hex·er noun
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