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What is another word for ill-fated?

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Destined to fail or have bad luck

Causing great destruction or upheaval

Likely to lead to an adverse or bad outcome

Badly thought out

Beyond all hope

Significant in the degree of hopelessness

Not capable of being repaired, cured, regained, or undone

Characterized by causing hardships or problems

Causing death or fatality

Deprived of the opportunities and advantages of others

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Destined to fail or have bad luck

bedevilled^UK

bedeviled^US

unfavorable^US

having received the kiss of death

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“The Studio will be transformed into one of Harrogate's spookiest venues for the true story of an ill-fated Victorian family.”

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Causing great destruction or upheaval

unfavorable^US

environmentally unfriendly

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Likely to lead to an adverse or bad outcome

unfavorable^US

wintery^UK

wintry^US

terrorizing^US

terrorising^UK

sombre^UK

somber^US

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Badly thought out

Adjective

Beyond all hope

without rhyme or reason

baulked^UK

balked^US

lacklustre^UK

lackluster^US

spoilt^UK

spoiled^US

with no chance of success

spinning one's wheels

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Significant in the degree of hopelessness

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Not capable of being repaired, cured, regained, or undone

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Characterized by causing hardships or problems

unfavorable^US

somber^US

sombre^UK

gray^US

grey^UK

humourless^UK

humorless^US

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Causing death or fatality

environmentally unfriendly

unfavorable^US

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Deprived of the opportunities and advantages of others

in straitened circumstances

on the breadline

in reduced circumstances

down and out

as poor as a church mouse

unable to keep the wolf from the door

without two brass farthings to rub together

without two pennies farthings to rub together

economically disadvantaged

unable to make ends meet

without two pennies to rub together

cleaned out

stony broke

strapped for cash

without two farthings to rub together

without a penny to one's name

economically deprived

financially disadvantaged

meager^US

meagre^UK

discriminated against

poor as a church mouse

in distressed circumstances

without a brass farthing

without a shot in one's locker

in dire circumstances

financially distressed

in financial difficulties

financially embarrassed

not having two pennies to rub together

not having two farthings to rub together

without means of support

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