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reverse jinx

Noun
Japanese Meaning
自分が望む結果とは逆の結果を招く予言。 / 発言者が意図した成果と反する結果を引き起こす予言。 / 自分が期待する事とは反対の結果が実現する予知的現象。
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彼は何気ないお世辞が自分の望む結果とは反対の結果を招く予言のように働くのを恐れていた。

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A prediction which is the opposite of the outcome desired by the person making it.

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reverse jinx

He feared his offhand compliment would act as a reverse jinx, causing things to turn out exactly opposite to what he wanted.

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He feared his offhand compliment would act as a reverse jinx, causing things to turn out exactly opposite to what he wanted.

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