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karma

noun

kar·​ma ˈkär-mə How to pronounce karma (audio)
 also  ˈkər-
1
often capitalized : the force generated by a person's actions held in Hinduism and Buddhism to perpetuate transmigration and in its ethical consequences to determine the nature of the person's next existence
Each individual is born with karma, the residual from past lives that must be resolved … Diane Goldner
broadly : such a force considered as affecting the events of one's life
Claude says, "You reap what you sow." I call this idea karma, that what goes around comes around. Anthony Walton
I figured I needed all the good karma I could get if I was serious about winning Noah's heart. Robin Palmer
2
: a characteristic emanation, aura, or spirit that infuses or vitalizes someone or something
… he wrote a book entitled Maverick in which he talked about his drug use and his teammates' karma Sam Smith
Graffiti on the walls of trains or subway stations create bad karma. Ed Koch
karmic
ˈkär-mik How to pronounce karma (audio)
 also  ˈkər-
adjective

Example Sentences

She believes that helping people produces good karma. as the site of a string of failed businesses, the building definitely had bad karma
Recent Examples on the Web Saul Goodman certainly has plenty of bad karma to go around. Erik Kain, Forbes, 9 Aug. 2022 When a small-town con artist joins the local mafia with his manipulative brother, his obsession with balancing his karma gets hilariously brutal. Travis Bean, Forbes, 3 Aug. 2022 When a small-town con artist joins the local mafia with his manipulative brother, his obsession with balancing his karma gets hilariously brutal. Jacob Siegal, BGR, 31 July 2022 Burna Boy makes deeply soulful songs that brim with a karma-clearing vivacity. Will Dukes, Rolling Stone, 8 July 2022 This wasn’t a car accident or risky behavior or karma for any of the abhorrent things teen boys do. Petula Dvorak, Washington Post, 16 May 2022 Maybe Butler used up all of its karma in 2010 and 2011 runs to NCAA championship games. David Woods, The Indianapolis Star, 24 Feb. 2022 The Rams went 1-2 in the regular season when wearing those white jerseys, which wouldn’t seem to bring good karma. Luca Evans, Los Angeles Times, 13 Feb. 2022 Rappers on The Masked Singer seem to have bad karma, as Chameleon learned by being the first out on the season 5 finale, just as Bow Wow was last season. Dalton Ross, EW.com, 13 Aug. 2021 See More

Word History

Etymology

Sanskrit karma fate, work

First Known Use

1827, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of karma was in 1827

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