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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | spell |
| Synonyms: | abracadabra, charm, conjuration, curse, double whammy, evil eye, hex, hexing, hocus-pocus, jinx, magic, mumbo-jumbo, triple whammy, voodoo |
| Notes: | whammy is from 'wham' and became associated in the 1950s with the cartoon Li'l Abner in which Evil-Eye Fleegle could 'shoot a whammy' meaning 'put a curse on somebody' by pointing a finger with one eye open and a 'double whammy' with both eyes open |
| Main Entry: | hex |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | curse, spell |
| Synonyms: | abracadabra, allure, bewitching, bewitchment, charm, conjuration, double whammy, enchantment, evil eye, hexing, hocus-pocus, jinx, magic, magic spell, mumbo jumbo, sorcery, voodoo, whammy |
| Main Entry: | hit |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | strike, bump |
| Synonyms: | bang, bat, bell-ringer, belt, blow, bonk, box*, buffet, butt, chop, clash, clip, clout, collision, cuff, fisticuff, glance, impact, knock, lick*, one-two punch, paste, pat, plunk, punch, rap, roundhouse, shock, shot, slap, slog, smack, smash, sock, spank, stroke, swat, swing, swipe, tap, uppercut, wallop, whammy, whop, zap, zinger |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | malediction |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | curse |
| Synonyms: | anathema, commination, curse word, cuss, cuss word, damn, damnation, damning, darn, denunciation, dirty name, dirty word, execration, expletive, four-letter word, imprecation, jinx, no-no, oath, swear word, whammy |
| Antonyms: | blessing |
| Main Entry: | shock |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | complete surprise; blow |
| Synonyms: | awe, bombshell, breakdown, bump, clash, collapse, collision, concussion, confusion, consternation, crash, distress, disturbance, double whammy, earthquake, encounter, excitement, eye-opener, hysteria, impact, injury, jarring, jolt, percussion, prostration, ram, scare, start, stroke, stupefaction, stupor, trauma, traumatism, turn, upset, whammy, wreck |
| Antonyms: | expectation |
| Main Entry: | spell |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | magical aura over an entity |
| Synonyms: | abracadabra, allure, amulet, bewitching, bewitchment, charm, conjuration, enchanting, enchantment, exorcism, fascination, glamour, hex, hexing, hocus-pocus, incantation, jinx, magic, mumbo jumbo, rune, sorcery, talisman, trance, voodoo, whack, whammy, witchery |
| Main Entry: | surprise |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | something amazing; state of amazement |
| Synonyms: | abruptness, amazement, astonishment, astoundment, attack, awe, bewilderment, bombshell, consternation, curiosity, curveball, disappointment, disillusion, epiphany, eureka, eye-opener, fortune, godsend, incredulity, jolt*, kick*, marvel, miracle, miscalculation, phenomenon, portent, precipitance, precipitation, precipitousness, prodigy, rarity, revelation, shock, start, stupefaction, suddenness, thunderbolt, unexpected, unforeseen, whammy, wonder, wonderment |
| Notes: | amaze once meant 'alarm, terrify' but now means 'astonish'; surprise means 'meet with suddenly or without warning' |
| Antonyms: | expectation |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | witchcraft |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | spell-casting, magic |
| Synonyms: | abracadabra, bewitchment, black art, black magic, charisma, conjuring, divination, enchantment, hocus-pocus, hoodoo, incantation, jinx, magnetism, mumbo jumbo, necromancy, occult, occultism, sorcery, spell, thaumaturgy, voodoo, voodooism, whammy, witchery, witching, wizardry |
| Main Entry: | evil eye |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | glance intended to cause harm |
| Synonyms: | curse, double whammy, hex, hostile stare, ill wishes, jinx, malocchio, silent curse, whammy |
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