inauspiciousness

1 9.9

A sign that something is likely to fail

noun
/ˌɪnəˈspɪʃəsnəs/

: desfavorabilidad

Many superstition believers associate black cats with inauspiciousness and bad luck.

Examples

These rituals are predicated on culturally specific understandings of illness as a form of inauspiciousness.

Academic text (1996)
She felt a sense of inauspiciousness when she found the broken mirror in her home.
The team's early injuries were seen as a sign of inauspiciousness for their season.

Synonyms

unfavorableness

vsinauspiciousness

1 7.4

A situation that makes success unlikely

implies bad luck or predicted failure rather than just being unsupportive

unpropitiousness

vsinauspiciousness

9.9

A situation that is unlikely to lead to success

suggests failure or bad luck rather than stating a probability

Antonyms

auspiciousness

Formal

1 7.9

Good signs that show success is likely

How Unpromising

prospectless

1 7.5

inauspiciousness

1 9.9

portent

Formal

9 8.7

omen

51 4.9

Surface Forms

inauspiciousness singular

inauspiciousnesses plural

Morphology

inauspiciousness = inauspicious (transparent) = in + auspicious + ness

Standard noun formation from the adjective 'inauspicious' indicating a quality or state.

Etymology

Inauspiciousness begins with in- meaning 'not' and the rest comes from auspicious, a word that long ago was about watching birds as 'signs' of good luck. So, inauspiciousness is the quality of being a 'bad sign' or suggesting that something will be unlucky.