ill-fated
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ill-fat·ed
(ĭl′fā′tĭd)adj.
1. Destined for misfortune; doomed: an ill-fated expedition.
2. Causing misfortune: an ill-fated decision. See Synonyms at unfortunate.
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ill-fated
adj
doomed or unlucky: an ill-fated marriage.
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ill′-fat′ed
adj.
1. destined to an unhappy fate: an ill-fated voyage.
2. bringing bad fortune.
[1700–10]
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Adj. | 1. | ill-fated - 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 unfortunate - not favored by fortune; marked or accompanied by or resulting in ill fortune; "an unfortunate turn of events"; "an unfortunate decision"; "unfortunate investments"; "an unfortunate night for all concerned" |
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ill-fated
adjective doomed, unfortunate, unlucky, unhappy, blighted, hapless, luckless, ill-starred, star-crossed, ill-omened They are now home after their ill-fated trip abroad.
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ill-fated
adjectiveInvolving or undergoing chance misfortune:
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ill-fated
[ˈɪlˈfeɪtɪd] ADJ [day] → funesto, nefasto; [expedition, journey, attempt] → desafortunado, malhadado (liter)Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
ill-fated
[ˌɪlˈfeɪtɪd] adj (person) → sventurato/a; (enterprise) → sfortunato/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
ill
(il) – comparative worse (wəːs) : superlative worst (wəːst) – adjective1. not in good health; not well. She was ill for a long time.
2. bad. ill health; These pills have no ill effects.
3. evil or unlucky. ill luck.
adverb not easily. We could ill afford to lose that money.
noun1. evil. I would never wish anyone ill.
2. trouble. all the ills of this world.
ill- badly. ill-equipped; ill-used.
ˈillness noun a state or occasion of being unwell. There is a lot of illness in the village just now; childhood illnesses.
ˌill-at-ˈease adjective uncomfortable; embarrassed. She feels ill-at-ease at parties.
ˌill-ˈfated adjective ending in, or bringing, disaster. an ill-fated expedition.
ˌill-ˈfeeling noun (an) unkind feeling (towards another person). The two men parted without any ill-feeling(s).
ˌill-ˈmannered / ˌill-ˈbred adjective having bad manners. He's an ill-mannered young man.
ˌill-ˈtempered / ˌill-ˈnatured adjective having or showing bad temper. Don't be so ill-natured just because you're tired.
ˌill-ˈtreat verb to treat badly or cruelly. She often ill-treated her children.
ˌill-ˈtreatment nounˌill-ˈuse (-ˈjuːz) verb
to ill-treat.
ˌill-ˈwill noun unkind feeling. I bear you no ill-will.
be taken ill to become ill. He was taken ill at the party and was rushed to hospital.
ill means unwell: He was very ill when he had pneumonia . sick means vomiting or inclined to vomit: He was sick twice in the car ; I feel sick .
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