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View synonyms for ill-fated

ill-fated

[il-fey-tid]

adjective

  1. destined, as though by fate, to an unhappy or unfortunate end.

    an ill-fated voyage.

    Synonyms: ill-starred, doomed, cursed, accursed

  2. bringing bad fortune.

ill-fated

adjective

  1. doomed or unlucky

    an ill-fated marriage

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of ill-fated1

First recorded in 1700–10

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