Ill-fated

adj

adj ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    unlucky; doomed.

    "My grandfather was originally scheduled to travel on the ill-fated last voyage of the RMS Lusitania, but thankfully had to change his plans at the last minute."

Adjective
  1. 1
    marked by or promising bad fortune wordnet

Synonyms

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apocalypticaugurousbadbalefulbalefulbaneful

Example

More examples

"No matter how you look at it you're a beautiful, ill-fated woman, the heroine of a tragedy."

Etymology

From ill + fated.

Related phrases

ill-fatedly

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