evil-eye

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evil-eye

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Denominal verb of evil eye.

verb evil-eyes · evil-eyeing · evil-eying · evil-eyed

rare, transitive to cast an evil eye upon someone or something

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verb to cast an evil eye upon

Español	aojar
Português	enguiçar, quebrantar

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"evil-eye." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/evil-eye. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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evil-eye. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/evil-eye

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"evil-eye." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/evil-eye.

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@misc{evil_eye_2026,
  title = {evil-eye},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/evil-eye},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}