"bad eye" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: bad eyes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} bad eye (plural bad eyes)
  1. A stare that is superstitiously supposed to be harmful; the evil eye.
    Sense id: en-bad_eye-en-noun-l9LL6G0M Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 93 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 91 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 93 7
  2. A threatening or disapproving glance.
    Sense id: en-bad_eye-en-noun-PlMKVXL7

Inflected forms

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