ill-fated

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ill-fated

The ill-fated ship sank during the storm.

Definition

Adjective: - Marked by or promising bad fortune; destined to end badly or to fail: Describes a person, plan, event, or endeavor that seems destined for misfortune, disaster, or an unhappy outcome from the beginning.

Usage

The adjective "ill-fated" is used attributively (before a noun) to describe something that is, or was, destined to end in misfortune. It implies a sense of inevitability about the negative outcome. It is a formal and literary term.

Examples
  • The explorers set out on their ill-fated expedition across the desert.
  • She regretted her ill-fated decision to invest all her savings in that company.
  • The ill-fated ship sank on its maiden voyage.
  • His ill-fated attempt to climb the mountain alone ended in a rescue operation.
Advanced Usage
  • "to be ill-fated": This phrase can be used predictively (after a linking verb like 'was' or 'proved').
    • Their alliance was ill-fated from the very beginning.
    • The project proved ill-fated due to a lack of funding.
Variants and Related Words
  • Ill-starred (adjective): Having an unlucky destiny; synonymous with "ill-fated." (e.g., )
  • Doomed (adjective): Likely to have an unfortunate or disastrous outcome. (e.g., )
  • Unlucky (adjective): Having, bringing, or resulting from bad luck. (Less formal and less emphatic about destiny than "ill-fated.")
  • Hapless (adjective): (Especially of a person) unfortunate. (e.g., )
Synonyms
  • Doomed
  • Unlucky
  • Ill-starred
  • Jinxed
  • Cursed
  • Hapless
  • Unfortunate
Antonyms
  • Fortunate
  • Lucky
  • Blessed
  • Auspicious
  • Propitious
Idioms and Phrases
  • "Ill-fated" itself often functions within descriptive phrases rather than as part of a larger idiomatic structure. However, it is conceptually related to idioms about bad luck or destiny, such as:
    • "Star-crossed": Ill-fated by the influence of the stars; destined for misfortune (often used for lovers, as in "star-crossed lovers").
    • "Born under a bad star": Destined to be unlucky.
ill-fated

The ill-fated ship sank during the storm.

Adjective
  1. marked by or promising bad fortune
    • 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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