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hex

/hɛks/
noun
  1. A magic spell or curse, usually intended to bring bad luck or harm to someone.
    • In the story, the princess broke the hex with a kiss.
    • He believed his bad luck was the result of a hex from a jealous rival.
    • The witch put a hex on the village, causing crops to fail.
  2. Short for hexadecimal (base-16 number system), often used in computing.
    • Programmers often use hex to represent memory addresses.
    • You can convert the number 255 to hex as FF.
    • The color code #FF5733 is written in hex.
Synonyms
jinxcursespell
Antonyms
blessing
verb
  1. To put a curse or spell on someone or something.
    • She felt like the universe had hexed her after a week of disasters.
    • In the movie, the villain hexes the hero to make him forget his past.
    • The old legend says a sorcerer hexed the forest so no one could enter.
Synonyms
cursejinx
Antonyms
bless
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