whammy

Значение (Английский)

1. a serious or devastating setback
2. an evil spell; a curse or hex
3. (colloquial) The vibrato system of an electric guitar, or just its lever (whammy bar)

Синонимы

hex

jinx

evil eye

curse

boomerang

🪃

hardship

infliction

ordeal

rebound

reversal

reverse

setback

trial

tribulation

visitation

affliction

crown of thorns

backfire

backlash

blowback

Переводы

الضربة

maledicció

Angriff

👊

fléau

malédiction

assalto

fattura

malocchio

iettatura

maleficio

malefizio

maldição

azaração

desgracia

Произносится как (IPA)

/ˈ(h)wæmi/

Этимология (Английский)

From wham + -y.