ill-omened en · ADJ
Meanings
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Having a bad omen; inauspicious; unlucky.
From the first day of our ill-omened attachment, I was conscious that Agnes's passion was a stronger, a more dominant, and—if I may use the expression—a purer sentiment than mine.
1888, Rudyard Kipling, “The Phantom Rickshaw”, in The Phantom 'Rickshaw and Other Tales, Allahabad: A.H. Wheeler and Co., page 10:Ill betide those foul birds that delight to file their own nest, and disgust the ear with perpetual discord of ill-omened croak.
1845 July and August, John O’Sullivan, “Annexation”, in United States Magazine and Democratic Review, volume 17, number 1, archived from the original on 04 Jul 2024, page 2:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most ill-omened | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more ill-omened | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Antonyms
well-omened · happy-omened · auspicious · promising
Synonyms
portentous · nefastous · omenic · disastrous · fatal · ill-boding · inauspicious · brooding · ill-omened · ominous · boding · portentous · inauspicate · presageful · sinister · foreboding · dire · star-crossed · presagious · ill-fated · baleful · divine · augurous · prodigious · bodeful · sullen · ill-starred · foreboding
Translations (6)
es de mal agüero (inauspicious, unlucky) · fr de mauvais augure (inauspicious, unlucky) · tr uğursuz (inauspicious, unlucky) · grc δύσφημος (inauspicious, unlucky) · es de mal fario (inauspicious, unlucky) · ota وارون (inauspicious, unlucky)