1. Marked by or promising bad fortune
   "an ill-fated business venture"
   - doomed, ill-omened, ill-starred, unlucky

See also: unfortunate

• headfirst
• headfish
• headful
• headgear
• headhunt
• headhunter
• headily
• headiness
• heading
• headlamp
• headland
• headless
• headlight
• headlike
• headline
• headliner
• headlinese
• headlock
• headlong
• headman
• headmaster
• headmastership
• headmistress
• headmistressship
• headmost