"ill-fated" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more ill-fated [comparative], most ill-fated [superlative]
Etymology: From ill + fated. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|ill|fated}} ill + fated Head templates: {{en-adj}} ill-fated (comparative more ill-fated, superlative most ill-fated)
  1. unlucky; doomed. Derived forms: ill-fatedly Translations (unlucky; doomed): δύσμορος (dúsmoros) (Ancient Greek), δύσποτμος (dúspotmos) (Ancient Greek), κακόμοιρος (kakómoiros) (Ancient Greek), злочест (zločest) (Bulgarian), malfadado (Galician), desafortunado (Galician), unglücklich (German), vom Pech verfolgt (German), verhängnisvoll (German), zum Scheitern verurteilt (German), malaugurato (Italian), sfortunato (Italian), predestinato (Italian), ко́бен (kóben) (Macedonian), wairuatoa (Maori), maikiroa (Maori), onjlekjlich (Plautdietsch), злополу́чный (zlopolúčnyj) [masculine] (Russian), несчастли́вый (nesčastlívyj) (Russian), несча́стный (nesčástnyj) (Russian), malhadado (Spanish), empecatado (Spanish)

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      "sense": "unlucky; doomed",
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      "sense": "unlucky; doomed",
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      "sense": "unlucky; doomed",
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      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "unlucky; doomed",
      "word": "maikiroa"
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