their business venture was doomed from the start
an ill-fated business venture
an ill-starred romance
"the unlucky prisoner was again put in irons"- W.H.Prescott
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ill-fated — adj. 1. marked by or promising bad fortune; unsuccessful; as, an ill fated business venture. Syn: ill omened, ill starred, unlucky. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ill-fated — adj literary unlucky and leading to serious problems or death ▪ an ill fated venture … Dictionary of contemporary English
ill-fated — ill fat|ed [ ıl feıtəd ] adjective MAINLY JOURNALISM likely to end in failure or death: a passenger aboard the ill fated flight … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
ill-fated — ill starred, disastrous, *unlucky, unfortunate, calamitous, luckless, hapless Analogous words: *ominous, portentous, fateful: malefic, malign, baleful, *sinister … New Dictionary of Synonyms
ill-fated — ill′ fat′ed adj. 1) destined to an unhappy fate: an ill fated voyage[/ex] 2) bringing bad fortune • Etymology: 1700–10 … From formal English to slang
ill-fated — index ominous, portentous (ominous), regrettable Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
ill-fated — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ destined to fail or have bad luck … English terms dictionary
ill-fated — [il′fāt′id] adj. 1. having or certain to have an evil fate or unlucky end 2. causing misfortune; unlucky … English World dictionary
ill-fated — ADJ: usu ADJ n If you describe something as ill fated, you mean that it ended or will end in an unsuccessful or unfortunate way. England s footballers are back home after their ill fated trip to Algeria. Syn: doomed … English dictionary
ill-fated — /il fay tid/, adj. 1. destined, as though by fate, to an unhappy or unfortunate end: an ill fated voyage. 2. bringing bad fortune. [1700 10] Syn. 1. doomed, hapless, ill starred, jinxed. * * * … Universalium
