ill-fated

American  

[il-fey-tid] / ˈɪlˈfeɪ tɪd /

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.

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ill-fated British  

adjective

1. doomed or unlucky

   an ill-fated marriage

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Etymology

Origin of ill-fated

First recorded in 1700–10

Example Sentences

Now I have come to believe that the whole affair neither began with that ill-fated table read nor ended with my buried feelings.

From The Wall Street Journal

Lore goes that when Alec Guinness received the “Coronets” script with an offer to play four of the ill-fated tycoons, he wrote back greedily and said, “Why not eight?”

From Los Angeles Times

The largest expense on their salary cap this season is the $32m of dead money still left on Russell Wilson's ill-fated contract.

From BBC

The comics that began as office doodles during boring meetings grew into an empire for Adams with companion books, a short-lived animated show and an ill-fated burrito line.

From Salon

Tourism is seen as key to bringing money into Wales but some projects like ill-fated racetrack project Circuit of Wales in Ebbw Vale never got off the ground.

From BBC

Related Words

• disastrous