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evil eye
[ ee-vuhl ahy ]
noun
- Often Facetious. a look expressing hostility, stern disapproval, jealousy, etc.:
As he left he turned and cast an evil eye in my direction, full of contempt.
I鈥檇 better get off the phone鈥擨鈥檓 getting the evil eye from my mom.
- a look thought to be capable of inflicting bad luck or misfortune on the person at whom it is directed:
One did not need to be a witch to give the evil eye鈥攊t could happen accidentally.
- the power, superstitiously attributed to certain persons, of inflicting bad luck or misfortune by a look:
The evil eye was recognized by the Sumerians, Babylonians, Assyrians, and ancient Egyptians from as early as 3000 b.c.
- an attack carried out by means of magic power exercised through a look; a curse, jinx, or spell:
Do you know anyone who can remove the evil eye?
evil eye
noun
- a look or glance superstitiously supposed to have the power of inflicting harm or injury
- the power to inflict harm, etc, by such a look
Derived Forms
- 藢别惫颈濒-藞别测别诲, adjective
Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms
- 别路惫颈濒-别测别诲 adjective
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of evil eye1
Idioms and Phrases
The power to cause injury or misfortune, as in The tomatoes died shortly after planting鈥擨 must have an evil eye . The source of this expression is the ancient superstitious belief that some individuals could inflict harm on others simply by looking at them. Today the term is generally used figuratively or ironically, as above, and also in the form give someone the evil eye , which means 鈥済lare malevolently at someone.鈥 For example, Helen gave his cat the evil eye, hoping it would stay out of her garden . [Late 1300s]Example Sentences
鈥淚t鈥檚 fun,鈥 she said of the custom hearts, cherries, pink octopuses and evil eyes she quilts and appliques on to sweatshirts.
鈥淣azar鈥 is an Arabic word that refers to the concept of the 鈥渆vil eye,鈥 an envious glare believed to cause harm to those it falls on.
They were also sending 鈥渆vil eyes鈥 to the jurors as they were transfixed watching and listening to the back-and-forth between Cohen and the lawyers for the prosecution and the defense.
He turned several times and gave us both the evil eye.
Once killed out of fear of the evil eye, they鈥檙e now venerated.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from 亚洲网紅露点 Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 漏 Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage庐 Idioms Dictionary copyright 漏 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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