ill-fated person

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• ill-fated — /ˈɪl feɪtəd / (say il faytuhd) adjective 1. destined to an unhappy fate: an ill fated person. 2. bringing bad fortune …  

• ill-fat|ed — «IHL FAY tihd», dj. 1. sure to have a bad fate or end: »an ill fated person. 2. bringing bad luck; unlucky: »an ill fated hour …   Useful english dictionary

• ill — adj., adv., & n. adj. 1 (usu. predic.; often foll. by with) out of health; sick (is ill; was taken ill with pneumonia; mentally ill people). 2 (of health) unsound, disordered. 3 wretched, unfavourable (ill fortune; ill luck). 4 harmful (ill… …   Useful english dictionary

• fated — [[t]fe͟ɪtɪd[/t]] ADJ: oft ADJ to inf If you say that a person is fated to do something, or that something is fated, you mean that it seems to have been decided by fate before it happens, and nothing can be done to avoid or change it. → See also… …   English dictionary

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• unlucky — unlucky, disastrous, ill starred, ill fated, unfortunate, calamitous, luckless, hapless can all mean having, meeting, or promising an outcome that is distinctly unfavorable (as to hopes, plans, or well being). Unlucky implies that in spite of… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …   Universalium

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• unfortunate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. unlucky, hapless, ill fated, ill starred, star crossed, luckless, unsuccessful, abortive, disastrous, ruinous; short or out of luck, SOL, behind the eight ball, jinxed, hexed (all sl.). See… …   English dictionary for students