jinx

Noun

• an evil spell
  • a witch put a curse on his whole family
    
  • he put the whammy on me
    

• a person believed to bring bad luck to those around him

Verb

• foredoom to failure
  • This project is jinxed!
    

• cast a spell over someone or something; put a hex on someone or something

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  hex , curse , whammy , jonah , bewitch , glamour , witch , enchant