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Noun

A person or thing that brings bad luck

Witchcraft or sorcery

A difficult or unpleasant situation

A person or thing whose presence or behaviour is likely to put one at a disadvantage

Any mysterious, unknown source of trouble or mischief

Verb

To bring bad luck to

To say defamatory things about someone or something

Interjection

Snap

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Noun

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A person or thing that brings bad luck

consigning to perdition

condemnation to hell

sending to hell

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“Unfortunately, the injury jinx struck the Gaeltacht youngster and he was forced to retire.”

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Witchcraft or sorcery

glamor^US

glamour^UK

foretelling the future

forecasting the future

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Noun

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A difficult or unpleasant situation

rigour^UK

rigor^US

trials and tribulations

labor^US

labour^UK

problematic situation

unfortunate situation

endeavor^US

endeavour^UK

offense^US

offence^UK

unpredictable outcome

worst possible outcome

worst that could happen

monkey wrench in the works

blot on the landscape

unpleasant experience

a difficult situation

unwanted responsibility

pretty kettle of fish

vigour^UK

blood, sweat, and tears

vigor^US

rancour^UK

rancor^US

chip on your shoulder

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A person or thing whose presence or behaviour is likely to put one at a disadvantage

millstone round one's neck

monkey wrench in the works

other side of the coin

incubus

sorrow

tribulation

unwanted responsibility

chink in somebody's armor

balk^US

baulk^UK

undesirable consequence

undesirable consequences

disfavor^US

disfavour^UK

millstone around your neck

psychological baggage

millstone round someone's neck

learning difficulties

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Noun

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Any mysterious, unknown source of trouble or mischief

Verb

To bring bad luck to

hypnotize^US

mesmerise^UK

hypnotise^UK

mesmerize^US

enthral^UK

magnetize^US

magnetise^UK

enthrall^US

put under magic spell

seduce

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“I almost hate to say that because I'm afraid of jinxing it.”

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To say defamatory things about someone or something

stigmatise^UK

stigmatize^US

criticise^UK

criticize^US

pummelled^UK

pummel^US

blacken the reputation of

blister

bring into disrepute

caluminate

conduct a smear campaign against

curse

cuss

demonise^UK

demonize^US

sully the reputation of

scandalize^US

scandalise^UK

dishonour^UK

dishonor^US

minimize^US

belabor^US

belabour^UK

drag through the mire

minimise^UK

give someone a roasting

trivialize^US

trivialise^UK

give someone a bad press

pick to pieces

hold cheap

rap over the knuckles

light into

give someone a rocket

give someone a rollicking

fulminate

give someone a bollocking

accuse

rip into

blacken the character of

run a smear campaign against

blacken someone's name

ostracise^UK

ostracize^US

give someone a dressing-down

call names

drag someone's name through the mud

take down a peg

rail at

jump down one's throat

have at

put someone on the hot seat

crawl all over

kick up a fuss about

burn someone's ears

kick up a stink about

make impure

pin someone's ears back

discolor^US

adulterate

debauch

work over

put someone on the griddle

discolour^UK

speak of with disfavour

give something a battering

marginalize^US

marginalise^UK

blacken someone's reputation

write false reports about

express strong disapproval of

categorize^US

drag name through mud

categorise^UK

appal^UK

snap someone's head off

jump on one's case

bite someone's head off

give something a bad press

appall^US

disfavour^UK

disfavor^US

cause a few raised eyebrows amongst

raise eyebrows amongst

cause raised eyebrows

give someone a caning

slap someone's wrist

give someone a mouthful

give someone a telling-off

send someone away with a flea in their ear

go on at

give someone what for

put on the mat

give someone some stick

give someone an earful

give someone a rating

keep after

bring someone to book

give someone a wigging

have someone on the carpet

satirize^US

take rug out from under

damage someone's reputation

destroy someone's credibility

satirise^UK

take the mickey out of

complain vehemently about

demoralize^US

demoralise^UK

bastardize^US

treat disrespectfully

be contemptuous about

bastardise^UK

give the cold shoulder to

give someone the brush-off

quip at

rank out

look down your nose at

express disapproval of

lay on

give the devil

rap someone over the knuckles

miniaturise^UK

miniaturize^US

make someone eat crow

cause to lose face

lose face

put someone in their place

take down a peg or two

to denigrate

make cutting remarks about

brutalize^US

dehumanize^US

desensitize^US

brutalise^UK

dehumanise^UK

desensitise^UK

set too little store by

refuse to acknowledge

look down one's nose at

turn one's nose up at

find unacceptable

give offence

give someone the cold-shoulder

hurt someone's feelings

give the cold shoulder

turn deaf ear to

show disrespect

give someone the go-by

tell someone to get lost

express a poor opinion of

have a poor opinion of

give the Bronx cheer to

sheik^US

sheikh^UK

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Interjection

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Snap

snap

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