hexing
Putting whammy on
Hexing is putting a hex or curse on someone—using magic or supernatural means to cause them harm or misfortune.
The word carries connotations of folk magic and witchcraft: She blamed her bad luck on the neighbor woman hexing her.
Figuratively, hexing can mean jinxing or bringing bad luck through non-magical means: Stop hexing the team by predicting they'll win.
Captivate by supernatural means
- spellboundHeld as if enchanted
- charmAttractive personal quality
- mesmerizeCapture attention completely
- enthrallTo fascinate utterly
captivate · beguile · entrance · transfix · hypnotize · fascinate · allure · ensorcell
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- incantationSpoken magical formula
- sorceryPractice of dark magic
- conjuringPerforming magical illusions
- ritualCeremonial set of actions
potion · coven · grimoire · warlock · witch · familiar · sabbath · cauldron
Curse bringing misfortune
- evil eyeHarm-dealing gaze, supposedly
- maledictionVerbal invocation of harm
- baneCause of destruction
- voodooFolk magic, often Caribbean
hoodoo · affliction · damnation · anathema · misfortune · doom · blight · nemesis
Belief in supernatural forces
- necromancyCommunicating with the deceased
- shamanismMediation between worlds
- spiritualismCommunion with the deceased
- seanceRitual to contact spirits
exorcism · medium · apparition · possession · dark arts · otherworldly · paranormal · mysticism
Sign of future calamity
- harbingerOne who foreshadows
- premonitionAdvance sense of future events
- forewarningNotice of future trouble
- forebodingFearful anticipation of harm
augury · ill omen · bad luck · foreshadowing · presage · warning sign · unlucky · superstition
bewitch
Captivate by supernatural means
- spellboundHeld as if enchanted
- charmAttractive personal quality
- mesmerizeCapture attention completely
enthrall · captivate · beguile · entrance · transfix · hypnotize · fascinate · allure · ensorcell · glamour
spell
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- incantationSpoken magical formula
- sorceryPractice of dark magic
- conjuringPerforming magical illusions
ritual · potion · coven · grimoire · warlock · witch · familiar · sabbath · cauldron · broomstick
jinx
Curse bringing misfortune
- evil eyeHarm-dealing gaze, supposedly
- maledictionVerbal invocation of harm
- baneCause of destruction
voodoo · hoodoo · affliction · damnation · anathema · misfortune · doom · blight · nemesis · retribution
occultism
Belief in supernatural forces
- necromancyCommunicating with the deceased
- shamanismMediation between worlds
- spiritualismCommunion with the deceased
seance · exorcism · medium · apparition · possession · dark arts · otherworldly · paranormal · mysticism · paganism
portent
Sign of future calamity
- harbingerOne who foreshadows
- premonitionAdvance sense of future events
- forewarningNotice of future trouble
foreboding · augury · ill omen · bad luck · foreshadowing · presage · warning sign · unlucky · superstition · taboo
- witchcraftwitch, spell, spellwork, witches, spells
- spellsspell, cast, conjure, curse, enchantment
- cursescurse, curses, jinx, jinxes, damn
- dark magicblack magic, dark magic, sorcery, witchcraft, dark arts
- spellcraftspell casting, cantrip, incantation, jinx, cursing
- dark occultblack magic, demonology, devil worship, witchcraft, satanic ritual
hexingblessing
Prayer seeking divine favor
benediction · charming · wishing well · consecrating · sanctifying
hexingcleansing
Removing dirt or toxins
purifying · exorcising · dispelling · protecting · healing