Definition

Adjective 1. Under a curse; believed to be affected by bad luck or misfortune. This describes a person, place, or thing that is thought to be jinxed or the subject of a spell causing bad fortune. 2. (Colloquial) Unlucky; seemingly accompanied by persistent misfortune. Used informally to describe a situation or series of events plagued by consistent bad luck.

Usage

The adjective "hexed" is typically used attributively (before a noun) or predicatively (after a linking verb like "be" or "feel"). It carries a superstitious or informal tone.

Examples

• The team believed the old stadium was hexed after their seventh consecutive loss there.
• She felt hexed; everything she tried that week went wrong.
• They abandoned the hexed house, convinced it brought illness to anyone who lived there.
• "This project is hexed!" he exclaimed after the third major delay.

Advanced Usage

• "to be hexed": This is the most common construction, indicating a state of being cursed or jinxed.
  • The treasure was said to be hexed, protecting it from thieves.
• "to feel hexed": Expresses a personal, subjective sense of being unlucky.
  • After losing his keys, wallet, and phone, he started to feel hexed.

Variants and Related Words

• Hex (noun): A magic spell or curse.
  • The witch put a hex on the village's well.
• Hex (verb): To cast a spell on; to jinx.
  • Legend says the sorcerer hexed the forest to keep people out.
• Jinxed (adj.): A very close synonym, often used interchangeably in casual speech to mean cursed with bad luck.

Synonyms

• Cursed
• Jinxed
• Doomed
• Bedeviled
• Ill-fated

Antonyms

• Blessed
• Lucky
• Fortunate
• Auspicious

Related Idioms

• "Born under a bad star": Having a destiny marked by misfortune; shares a similar sense of inherent bad luck with "hexed."
• "Snakebit": (Informal, chiefly US) Experiencing a relentless streak of bad luck.

Adjective

1. (usually used colloquially) causing or accompanied by misfortune