ill-fated
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6.1
- adjective
- /ˈɪlˈfeɪtɪd/
:
fallido
- Authorities are pessimistic about the possibility... ...of finding anyone alive from the ill-fated flight.
- an ill-fated attempt
- an ill-fated expedition
- an ill-fated invasion
So you have this sort of ill-fated stab at college, right?
- So you have this sort of ill-fated stab at college, right?
- And, you know, I predict that this relationship he has with this transgender woman is ill-fated.
Examples
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Cyrus Vance quietly resigned as Jimmy Carter's Secretary of State over the ill-fated Iranian hostage rescue operation.
Academic text (1999) -
There I was, smiling in the bird market on that ill-fated Sunday.
Fiction book (1991) -
My poor, poor, ill-fated son.
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It's not fair that you give up your life for this ill-fated family!
Fiction book (2001) -
Perhaps it was an ill-fated love triangle.
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As for George and Cyndi, their ill-fated romance didn't quite work out.
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Sadly, as we know, Bucky and the Squirrels never completed their ill-fated tour.
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Orville judged the winds to be unfavorable, and the ill-fated flight with Selfridge occurred a few days later.
Academic text (2003) -
Another reason for caution is the tragic result of its ill-fated attempt to intervene in the Belgian Congo in 1960.
Academic text (1992) -
The explorers faced many challenges during their ill-fated journey across the frozen tundra.
Synonyms
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1.0
Having bad luck that causes problems
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6.5
A situation where every choice leads to failure or loss
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8.9
Unlucky people or relationships that fail because of fate
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4.9
Certain to have a bad end, like failure or destruction
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8.1
Likely to bring bad luck and make success unlikely
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5.3
A person who has many bad things happen to them
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7.9
Having a lot of bad luck that causes many problems
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9.0
Likely to have bad luck and end badly
A thing that people think will bring bad luck
Not likely to succeed or have a good result
Antonyms
How Lucky
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1.0
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4.9
- Literature
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Ill-fated joins ill- meaning 'bad' and fate meaning 'destiny', so it literally suggests a 'bad destiny' and is used for things likely to end in failure or disaster.