ill-fatedadjective [ before noun ]
uk/ˌɪlˈfeɪ.tɪd/us/ˌɪlˈfeɪ.t̬ɪd/unlucky and unsuccessful, often resulting in death:
The ill-fated aircraft later crashed into the hillside.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Fate and destiny
- Damocles
- destined
- destiny
- fatalism
- fate
- ill-starred
- in the lap of the gods idiom
- jinx
- lap
- lightning
- lightning never strikes twice idiom
- lot
- luckless
- predestined
- preordain
- providence
- providential
- sword
- write
- written in the stars idiom
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