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
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
Ill-omened — Ill o mened, a. Having unlucky omens; inauspicious. See Note under {Ill}, adv. Syn: ill fated, ill starred, unlucky. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ill-omened — [il′ō′mənd] adj. having bad omens; ill fated; inauspicious … English World dictionary
ill-omened — index dire, disastrous, ominous, regrettable, unfavorable, unpropitious Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
ill-omened — adjective literary likely to bring a lot of problems or suffering in the future: an ill omened business venture … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
ill-omened — ill o|mened [ ,ıl oumənd ] adjective MAINLY LITERARY not lucky and likely to fail or cause problems at a later time … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
ill-omened — adj ill starred, ill fated, star crossed, doomed, unlucky. See ill fated (def.1) … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
ill-omened — /il oh meuhnd/, adj. having or attended by bad omens; ill starred. [1675 85] * * * … Universalium
ill-omened — /ˈɪl oʊmənd/ (say il ohmuhnd) adjective having or attended by bad omens; ill starred …
ill-omened — adjective Having a bad omen; inauspicious; unlucky … Wiktionary
ill-omened — foretelling bad events, predicting bad things … English contemporary dictionary
