Hoodoo
Hoodoo noun - Something that brings bad luck.
Usage example: some hoodoo must be at work—I lost both sets of house keys
Hex
Hex noun - Something that brings bad luck.
Usage example: there seemed to be a hex on him, for all of his business ventures came to naught despite his hard work
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Hex and Hoodoo. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/hoodoo/hex
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