Transcription
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- [il fey-tid]
- /ɪl ˈfeɪ tɪd/
- /ɪl ˈfeɪ.tɪd/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [il fey-tid]
- /ɪl ˈfeɪ tɪd/
Definitions of ill-fated word
- adjective ill-fated destined, as though by fate, to an unhappy or unfortunate end: an ill-fated voyage. 1
- adjective ill-fated bringing bad fortune. 1
- adjective ill-fated doomed, having an unhappy ending 1
- adjective ill-fated If you describe something as ill-fated, you mean that it ended or will end in an unsuccessful or unfortunate way. 0
- adjective ill-fated doomed or unlucky 0
- adjective ill-fated having or certain to have an evil fate or unlucky end 0
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Origin of ill-fated
First appearance:
before 1700 One of the 50% oldest English words
First recorded in 1700-10
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Parts of speech for Ill-fated
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
ill-fated popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 39% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 68% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
Synonyms for ill-fated
adj ill-fated
- disastrous — causing great distress or injury; ruinous; very unfortunate; calamitous: The rain and cold proved disastrous to his health.
- destroyed — to reduce (an object) to useless fragments, a useless form, or remains, as by rending, burning, or dissolving; injure beyond repair or renewal; demolish; ruin; annihilate.
- hapless — unlucky; luckless; unfortunate.
- inauspicious — not auspicious; boding ill; ill-omened; unfavorable.
- luckless — having no luck; unfortunate; hapless; ill-fated; turning out or ending disastrously: a luckless venture that ruined many of the investors.
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