evil eye
Superstitious harmful stare
The evil eye is a malevolent glare believed in many cultures to cause harm, bad luck, or injury to the person it's directed at.
The superstition holds that envy or ill will can be transmitted through a look: She gave me the evil eye when I got the promotion.
Amulets and talismans—often blue glass eyes—are worn to ward off the evil eye.
In casual use, giving someone the evil eye simply means glaring at them with hostility or disapproval: The librarian gave us the evil eye for talking.
Worn protective token
- talismanMagical protective charm
- hamsaPalm-shaped protective amulet
- charmAttractive personal quality
- pendantSuspended jewelry ornament
bracelet · mirror · garlic · salt · red string · ritual · blessing · anointing
Resentful desire for another's advantages
- covetousnessExcessive desire for possessions
- resentmentPersistent bitter displeasure
- begrudgingReluctantly allowing or giving
- spitePetty malicious intent
invidious · malcontent · bitterness · ill will · grudge · overlooking · admiration · praise
Malevolent incantation
- jinxCurse bringing misfortune
- maledictionVerbal invocation of harm
- spellArrange letters correctly
- bewitchmentMagical influence over someone
cursing · incantation · black magic · hoodoo · voodoo · conjuration · sorcery · witchcraft
Baseless belief in omens
- folkloreInherited cultural narratives
- mythologyBody of traditional tales
- occultConcealed from view
- traditionCustom passed through generations
custom · taboo · folk belief · old wives tale · cultural · Mediterranean · Middle Eastern · Latin American
Fearful anticipation of harm
- portentSign of future calamity
- harbingerOne who foreshadows
- premonitionAdvance sense of future events
- forewarningNotice of future trouble
sign · bad luck · misfortune · calamity · affliction · sickness · withering · blight
amulet
Worn protective token
pendant · bracelet · mirror · garlic · salt · red string · ritual · blessing · anointing · cleansing
jealousy
Resentful desire for another's advantages
- covetousnessExcessive desire for possessions
- resentmentPersistent bitter displeasure
- begrudgingReluctantly allowing or giving
spite · invidious · malcontent · bitterness · ill will · grudge · overlooking · admiration · praise · compliment
hex
Malevolent incantation
- jinxCurse bringing misfortune
- maledictionVerbal invocation of harm
- spellArrange letters correctly
bewitchment · cursing · incantation · black magic · hoodoo · voodoo · conjuration · sorcery · witchcraft · imprecation
superstition
Baseless belief in omens
tradition · custom · taboo · folk belief · old wives tale · cultural · Mediterranean · Middle Eastern · Latin American · South Asian
foreboding
Fearful anticipation of harm
- portentSign of future calamity
- harbingerOne who foreshadows
- premonitionAdvance sense of future events
forewarning · sign · bad luck · misfortune · calamity · affliction · sickness · withering · blight · accident
- superstitionssuperstition, superstitions, hexes, black cats, broken mirror
- Turkish cultureTurkish coffee, Turkish tea, Turkish baths, Turkish delight, Turkish carpets
- Balkan folklorefolk beliefs, folk customs, superstitions, magical creatures, vampires
- charmsamulet, talisman, lucky charm, protective charm, hamsa
- Ethnic Symbolstribal patterns, tribal masks, clan symbols, totem poles, ceremonial masks
- evil eyehamsa, hamsa hand, blue glass, apotropaic magic, hex
evil eyeblessing
Prayer seeking divine favor
benediction · good wishes · well-wishing · grace · divine favor
evil eyehamsa
Palm-shaped protective amulet
protective amulet · talisman · good luck charm · ward · guardian spirit
eye, evil, eyeball, eyesight, eyelid, eyewitness, eyesore, eye-catching, evilness