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ill-fated

ill-fat·ed
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [il fey-tid]
    • /ɪl ˈfeɪ tɪd/
    • /ɪl ˈfeɪ.tɪd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [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

Historical Comparancy

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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