hex C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes US /hɛks/ UK /hɛks/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a magic spell or curse, or to cast such a spell on someone The villagers believed the old woman had put a hex on their crops. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a magic spell or curse, or... cursespelljinxcharmenchantmentbewitchwhammy ↔ Opposites blessingbenediction Word family Derived forms hexer Related forms hexerei Etymology AI details From Pennsylvania German hex ('to cast a spell'), from German Hexe ('witch'), from Old High German hagazussa, of uncertain ultimate origin. Hexe German hagazussa Old English View etymology graph -> Topics Actions & Processes External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # hex **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /hɛks/ **IPA (UK):** /hɛks/ ## Meanings 1. a magic spell or curse, or to cast such a spell on someone ## Examples - The villagers believed the old woman had put a hex on their crops. ## Synonyms - curse - spell - jinx - charm - enchantment - bewitch - whammy ## Antonyms - blessing - benediction ## Derived Forms - hexer ## Related Forms - hexerei ## Roots and Affixes - Root: Hexe - Root: hagazussa ## Etymology From Pennsylvania German hex ('to cast a spell'), from German Hexe ('witch'), from Old High German hagazussa, of uncertain ultimate origin. ## AI Etymology Hex is from Pennsylvania German hex ('to cast a spell'), from German Hexe ('witch'), from Old High German hagazussa, of uncertain ultimate origin. Important recorded forms include Hexe (German) and hagazussa (Old English). Its deeper history remains uncertain, with proposed links left as possibilities rather than a single settled derivation. The current sense covers a magic spell or curse, or to cast such a spell on someone. The wider family includes derived forms such as hexer and related words such as hexerei. ## Topics - Actions & Processes markdown