evil eyes

Noun

evil eye (plural evil eyes)

1. A wicked look conveying dislike or envy that in many cultures is believed to be able to cause bad luck or injury; also, the ability to cause bad luck or injury through such a look, supposed to be possessed by some people.
   • an amulet to protect children from the evil eye.

   Synonyms:

   bad eye, evils, eye, malocchio

2. The charm used to ward off the evil eye; a nazar.
   • Isma laughed, but Hira drew her shoulders in tighter, reached out to touch the evil eye that hung on her wall and which Isma had always assumed to be merely decorative.2017, Kamila Shamsie, Home Fire, Bloomsbury (2018), page 11
3. (humorous, often) A look conveying disapproval, envy, hostility, etc.
   • Near-synonym: side-eye

   Synonyms:

   bad eye, stink eye, side-eye