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evil eye

noun as in glance intended to cause harm

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“It’s fun,” she said of the custom hearts, cherries, pink octopuses and evil eyes she quilts and appliques on to sweatshirts.

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“Nazar” is an Arabic word that refers to the concept of the “evil eye,” an envious glare believed to cause harm to those it falls on.

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They were also sending “evil eyes” 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.

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He turned several times and gave us both the evil eye.

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Once killed out of fear of the evil eye, they’re now venerated.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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