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as in witch
a woman believed to have often harmful supernatural powers people who used to believe that misfortune was caused by evil hexes and mischievous sprites

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as in curse
something that brings bad luck there seemed to be a hex on him, for all of his business ventures came to naught despite his hard work

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hex

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verb

as in to spell
to cast a spell on I think our plans have been hexed from the start—everything is going wrong

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Recent Examples of hex
Noun
Though a hex wrench is included to help with tightening or loosening the mounting screws, an electric precision screwdriver is more practical. David Szondy, New Atlas, 18 Feb. 2025 The game also offers buildable terrain with hexes that lock together. Rob Wieland, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
Verb
Thus, he became known as a super-callused fragile mystic hexed by halitosis! Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2023 Witches used it to hex the election. Wired Staff, Wired, 17 Dec. 2020 See All Example Sentences for hex
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hex
Noun
  • My hair resembled that of a cartoon witch: thin, brittle, overly straight, and falling out in alarming amounts.
    Liz Krieger, Allure, 15 Apr. 2025
  • The play asks the vital question of when a witch hunt becomes a witch hunt — but also invites us to ponder who gets declared a witch, who are the hunters, and who deserves to be hunted.
    Christian Lewis, Variety, 15 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Homewood’s location on the western shore of Lake Tahoe is both a blessing and a curse.
    Megan Michelson, Outside Online, 4 Apr. 2025
  • The annual cost-of-living adjustment Social Security recipients receive is both a blessing and a curse.
    Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • So what better way to cast a lasting spell than to wave the wand once more for good measure?
    Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
  • The stock market had a rough spell last week after President Trump announced new tariffs.
    Bill Conerly, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • The final form of the galaxy, despite the illustration here, is more likely to be a gas-rich, disk-possessing galaxy than the elliptical one shown, as only a small percentage of major mergers lead to a red-and-dead, gas-free elliptical final state.
    Big Think, Big Think, 14 Mar. 2025
  • He is charged with one count of transferring or possessing an unregistered machine gun.
    Jason Green, The Mercury News, 13 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The movie is about a young man with magical powers who travels to his uncle with the request to fight his sorcerer father.
    Claire Moses, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
  • Weaver is making her West End stage debut as storm-creating sorcerer Prospero in The Tempest.
    Jake Kanter, Deadline, 28 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • This gave Mahomes the go ahead to change up his hairstyle without worrying about a potential jinx.
    Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
  • And while some Kansas City fans (and McAfee) may be worried that a haircut could put a jinx on the team, #15 already had that worked out.
    Effie Orfanides, Newsweek, 18 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • Wynn-Williams was horrified by the situation, but Zuckerberg — charmed by Dzodan’s allegiance to him in the face of possible prosecution by a nation with strict internet laws — wanted to celebrate the moment with a Facebook post, Wynn-Williams says.
    Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 21 Mar. 2025
  • Consider how former WeWork CEO Adam Neumann charmed investors and employees with his vision, despite unsustainable business practices.
    Nuala Walsh, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025

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“Hex.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hex. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.

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