whammy

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noun

1. a serious or devastating setback
• Hypernyms:
reverse, reversal, setback, blow, black eye
2. an evil spell
- a witch put a curse on his whole family
- he put the whammy on me
• Syn:
hex, jinx, curse
• Derivationally related forms:
curse (for: curse), jinx (for: jinx), hex (for: hex)
• Hypernyms:
spell, magic spell, magical spell, charm