charm vs voodoo

voodoo vs charm

charm and voodoo both are nouns.

charm and voodoo both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
charm	Yes	No	Yes	No
voodoo	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, voodoo is a hyponym of charm; that is, voodoo is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than charm:

charm: something believed to bring good luck
voodoo: a charm superstitiously believed to embody magical powers

Other hyponyms of charm include amulet, talisman, fetich, fetish, hoodoo, juju.

charm (noun)	voodoo (noun)
something believed to bring good luck	a charm superstitiously believed to embody magical powers
attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates	a religious cult practiced chiefly in Caribbean countries (especially Haiti); involves witchcraft and animistic deities
(physics) one of the six flavors of quark, the third most massive of all quarks	(Haiti) followers of a religion that involves witchcraft and animistic deities
a verbal formula believed to have magical force

charm (verb)	voodoo (verb)
induce into action by using one's charm	bewitch by or as if by a voodoo
protect through supernatural powers or charms
attract; cause to be enamored
control by magic spells, as by practicing witchcraft

Difference between charm and voodoo

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