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ill-fated

Learn how to correctly hyphenate "ill-fated" with detailed syllable breakdown and pronunciation guide.

2 syllables

9 characters

English (US)

2syllables

ill-fated

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ill-fated is a polysyllabic word with 2 syllables. Using the Knuth-Liang algorithm, we calculated the hyphenation for the word you’ve entered. However, this hyphenation has not been verified against authoritative sources and may be approximate. This is because the algorithm relies on pre-defined patterns that may not cover all exceptions, contextual variations, or irregular spellings. We are working to verify hyphenations against trusted sources to ensure greater accuracy. For now, ill-fated is hyphenated as:

Definitions ofill-fated

1adjective

Unlucky; doomed.
Example: "My grandfather was originally scheduled to travel on the ill-fated last voyage of the RMS Lusitania, but thankfully had to change his plans at the last minute."

Nearby Words

17 words

Before

ill-equipped ill-erected ill-executed ill-famed ill-fardeled ill-faring ill-faringly ill-fashioned

ill-fated(current)

After

ill-fatedness ill-favor ill-favored ill-favoredly ill-favoredness ill-favoured ill-favouredly ill-favouredness

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