(adj) marked by or promising bad fortune; ; ; ; - W.H.Prescott, Syn. ill-omened, ill-starred, unlucky, ill-fated, Example:their business venture was doomed from the start; an ill-fated business venture; an ill-starred romance; the unlucky prisoner was again put in irons
(adj) (usually followed by `to') determined by tragic fate, Syn. fated, Example:doomed to unhappiness; fated to be the scene of Kennedy's assassination