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Definition of evil eye

noun

a look thought capable of inflicting injury or bad luck on the person at whom it is directed.

the power, superstitiously attributed to certain persons, of inflicting injury or bad luck by such a look.

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Origin of evil eye

before 1000; Middle English, Old English

OTHER WORDS FROM evil eye

evil-eyed, adjective

Words nearby evil eye

evidential, evidentiary, evidently, evil, evildoer, evil eye, evil-minded, Evil One, evil twin, evince, evincive

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How to use evil eye in a sentence

But along with the cartoon funk is an all-too-real story of police brutality embodied by a horde of evil Pigs.
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Or has the see and hear and speak-no-evil stance of the Republican House persuaded him that he is in the clear?
The Price of Steve Scalise’s Silence|Jason Berry|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
One wonders if his subsequent battles with the “Evil Empire” were animated by this belief.
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Luke Skywalker is an evil robot who has fallen to the dark side of the force.
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The numbers reinforce another article in the Post, in which cops confessed to “turning a blind eye” to minor crimes.
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He alludes to it as one of their evil customs and used by them to produce insensibility.
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But Lucy had noted, out of the corner of her watchful eye, the arrival of Miss Grains, indignant and perspiring.
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The Majesty on high has a colony and a people on earth, which otherwise is under the supremacy of the Evil One.
Solomon and Solomonic Literature|Moncure Daniel Conway
As his eye became accustomed to the gloom, David Arden saw traces of gilding on the walls.
Checkmate|Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
As small letters weary the eye most, so also the smallest affairs disturb us most.
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British Dictionary definitions for evil eye

evil eye

noun the evil eye

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 of evil eye

evil-eyed, adjective

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Other Idioms and Phrases with evil eye

evil eye

The power to cause injury or misfortune, as in The tomatoes died shortly after planting—I 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 “glare malevolently at someone.” For example, Helen gave his cat the evil eye, hoping it would stay out of her garden. [Late 1300s]

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