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Word - rootword - affixes
demalas - malas - de-~
di.ma.las. - 3 syllables

de- = demalas
demalas

demalas [di.má.las.] : badluck (adj.); hapless (adj.); ill-fated (adj.); unlucky (adj.); jinx (v.)
malas [má.las.] : jinx (n.)
Synonyms: walay swerte

Derivatives of malas


Glosses:
hapless
adj. 1. hapless, miserable, misfortunate, pathetic, piteous, pitiable, pitiful, poor, wretcheddeserving or inciting pity.; "a hapless victim"; "miserable victims of war"; "the shabby room struck her as extraordinarily pathetic"; "piteous appeals for help"; "pitiable homeless children"; "a pitiful fate"; "Oh, you poor thing"; "his poor distorted limbs"; "a wretched life"
~ unfortunatenot favored by fortune; marked or accompanied by or resulting in ill fortune.; "an unfortunate turn of events"; "an unfortunate decision"; "unfortunate investments"; "an unfortunate night for all concerned"
ill-fated
adj. 1. doomed, ill-fated, ill-omened, ill-starred, unluckymarked by or promising bad fortune.; "their business venture was doomed from the start"; "an ill-fated business venture"; "an ill-starred romance"; "the unlucky prisoner was again put in irons"
~ unfortunatenot favored by fortune; marked or accompanied by or resulting in ill fortune.; "an unfortunate turn of events"; "an unfortunate decision"; "unfortunate investments"; "an unfortunate night for all concerned"
unlucky
adj. 1. luckless, unluckyhaving or bringing misfortune.; "Friday the 13th is an unlucky date"
~ unfortunatenot favored by fortune; marked or accompanied by or resulting in ill fortune.; "an unfortunate turn of events"; "an unfortunate decision"; "unfortunate investments"; "an unfortunate night for all concerned"
~ hexed, jinxed(usually used colloquially) causing or accompanied by misfortune.
jinx
n. (person)1. jinx, jonaha person believed to bring bad luck to those around him.
~ unfortunate, unfortunate persona person who suffers misfortune.
n. (communication)2. curse, hex, jinx, whammyan evil spell.; "a witch put a curse on his whole family"; "he put the whammy on me"
~ magic spell, magical spell, charm, spella verbal formula believed to have magical force.; "he whispered a spell as he moved his hands"; "inscribed around its base is a charm in Balinese"
v. (communication)3. bewitch, enchant, glamour, hex, jinx, witchcast a spell over someone or something; put a hex on someone or something.
~ voodoobewitch by or as if by a voodoo.
~ spellplace under a spell.
~ becharm, charmcontrol by magic spells, as by practicing witchcraft.
v. (cognition)4. jinxforedoom to failure.; "This project is jinxed!"
~ preordain, foreordain, predestineforeordain or determine beforehand.