hexed
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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
- (usually used colloquially) causing or accompanied by misfortune