ill-fated
/ˌɪlˈfeɪtɪd
/adjective
Destined to fail or have bad luck: an ill-fated expedition...
- And his story of this ill-fated expedition in search of the inland sea is called Bright Planet.
- Capt Oates was part of the ill-fated Antarctic expedition with Captain Scott in 1910.
- Ten days later the ill-fated invasion took place at the Bay of Pigs and Tad's byline was on the front page.
Synonyms
doomed, blighted, condemned, damned, cursed, ill-starred, ill-omened, jinxed;
unlucky, luckless, unfortunate, hapless, unhappy
literary star-crossed