From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishthe evil eyethe evil eyeROthe power, which some people believe exists, to harm people by looking at them He claimed to have the power of the evil eye. → evil
Examples from the Corpus
the evil eye• It can nullify the evil eye.• Looking at him, I can see why the ignorant give credence to the Evil Eye.• She brushes her teeth with fluoride, but spits to deter the Evil Eye.• They avoided our glances as if we might bestow the evil eye. 