evil eye

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- /ˈē-vəl, british often & ˈī/
- /ˈiːvl aɪ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- /ˈē-vəl, british often & ˈī/

Definitions of evil eye words

noun evil eye cursed stare 1
noun evil eye angry or unpleasant gaze 1
singular noun evil eye Some people believe that the evil eye is a magical power to cast a spell on someone or something by looking at them, so that bad things happen to them. 0
singular noun evil eye If someone gives you the evil eye, they look at you in an unpleasant way, usually because they dislike you or are jealous of you. 0
noun evil eye a look or glance superstitiously supposed to have the power of inflicting harm or injury 0
noun evil eye the power to inflict harm, etc, by such a look 0

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evil eye popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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