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ill-starred

Thesaurus>resulting in bad things happening by chance>ill-starred
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RESULTING IN BAD THINGS HAPPENING BY CHANCE

His ill-starred reign began with a famine and ended with civil war.
Synonyms and examples
unlucky
An unlucky bounce led to the winning goal against the home team.
unfortunate
No one was to blame - it was just an unfortunate accident.
ill-fated
Seven crew members were killed on the ill-fated voyage.
foredoomedliterary
They sent the wrong envoy to the peace talks - the negotiations were foredoomed.
cursed
It's just randomly shut down again! This computer is cursed.
jinxed
That house has been bought and immediately put up for sale again four times in the last two years. It's jinxed.
toughinformal
"Ah, I just missed the deadline!" "Oh, that's tough, mate."
Antonyms and examples
lucky
I keep this rabbit's foot as a little lucky charm.
fortunate
Are you waiting for a taxi? How fortunate! We can ride together, then.
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See also
hapless
star-crossedliterary
lucklessliterary
in the wrong place at the wrong time
draw/get the short strawinformal
get the short end of the stickUSandAustralian English

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If you are unlucky,bad things happen to you by chance. If something, such as an event or a result, is unlucky, itresults in bad things happening by chance.
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