maléfice — meaning in English

English meaning

• jinx noun A curse or spell believed to bring bad luck.
• spell noun Words believed to have magical power, or the magical effect they produce.

Senses

maléfice is used for these senses in English:

• spell A magical effect or influence induced by an incantation or formula. [from 16th c.]

jinx — full definition

1. noun A curse or spell believed to bring bad luck.
2. noun A person or thing thought to cause misfortune wherever it goes.
3. verb To bring bad luck to someone or something, often by saying something prematurely.

spell — full definition

1. noun Words believed to have magical power, or the magical effect they produce.
2. verb To write or say the letters that make up a word, in the correct order.
3. verb To indicate or signal that something is likely to happen.
4. noun A short period of time doing a particular activity, or a stretch of a certain kind of weather.

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