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Ill-fated
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ill-fat·ed
/
ˈɪlˈfeɪ
tɪd
/
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il
-
fey
-tid
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adjective
1.
destined, as though by fate, to an unhappy or unfortunate end:
an ill-fated voyage.
2.
bringing bad fortune.
Origin:
1700–10
Synonyms
1.
doomed, hapless, ill-starred, jinxed.
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ill-fated
—
adj
doomed or unlucky:
an ill-fated marriage
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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