Meaning & use
Hexing
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Casting an evil spell on someone, or bringing bad luck upon them, as if by witchcraft.
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In the story, the witch is accused of hexing the entire village's crops.
He joked that someone must be hexing his car after it broke down for the third time.
A note on using this word
Hex comes from the Pennsylvania German word hexe, 'witch,' brought to America by German-speaking settlers.
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cursingjinxing
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