ill-fated
[ il-fey-tid ]
/ ˈɪlˈfeɪ tɪd /
adjective
destined, as though by fate, to an unhappy or unfortunate end: an ill-fated voyage.
bringing bad fortune.
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RELATED WORDS
disastrous, destroyed, hapless, inauspicious, luckless, ruined, star-crossed, unfortunate, unhappy, unlucky, untoward, catastrophic, blighted, ill-omened, ill-starred
Nearby words
- ill-considered,
- ill-defined,
- ill-disguised,
- ill-disposed,
- ill-equipped,
- ill-favored,
- ill-favoured,
- ill-fitted,
- ill-fitting,
- ill-formed
Origin of ill-fated
First recorded in 1700–10
SYNONYMS FOR ill-fated
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ill-fated
adjective
doomed or unluckyan ill-fated marriage
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