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hexed

hexed

1 8.8
Having bad luck because someone put a curse on them
  • adjective
  • /hɛkst/
  • Informal
translation icon : maldito

Examples

  • This is a hexed situation.

    Baby's Day Out (1994)

  • All I know is that I'm hexed.

    Good Luck Chuck (2007)

  • After losing his job and relationship, he felt completely hexed by bad luck.

  • She believed that her old house was hexed because strange things kept happening.

  • Many locals avoided the abandoned lot, claiming it was hexed and brought misfortune.

Synonyms

unlucky
vshexed
91 1.0

Having bad luck that causes problems

is similar but adds belief in a spell causing the misfortune
jinxed
vshexed
  • Informal
2 7.9

Having a lot of bad luck that causes many problems

is the informal word for that same belief about misfortune
cursed
vshexed
  • Literature
1 5.3

Having bad luck because of a magic spell, sometimes used to show anger or strong feeling

is about belief in bad luck rather than emphatic annoyance
ill-starred
vshexed
  • Literature
1 9.0

Likely to have bad luck and end badly

is about belief in a spell rather than long term destiny
maledict
vshexed
  • Archaic
9.9

Under a curse that brings bad luck

is the casual idea of bad luck rather than formal condemnation

Antonyms

fortunate
296 1.8

Being lucky in a situation

blessed
2.3

Feeling lucky and happy about something

How Cursed

damned
5 9.3
cursed
  • Literature
1 5.3
hexed
  • Informal
1 8.8
jinxed
  • Informal
2 7.9

Surface Forms

hexed positive

Morphology

hexed = hex (transparent) = hex + ed

The word 'hexed' is transparently derived from 'hex' with the addition of the past participle suffix '-ed', indicating a state of having been subjected to a hex.

Etymology

Hexed comes from the German word hexe, which means 'witch'. A helpful way to remember it is that being hexed is like living under a witch's spell, which is why it means 'cursed' or very unlucky.