ill-starred
adjective
• destined to fail or have many difficulties; unlucky.
• "an ill-starred expedition"
Similar:
ill-fated,
doomed,
blighted,
ill-omened,
foredoomed,
infelicitous,
unlucky,
unfortunate,
hapless,
luckless,
bedevilled,
damned,
inauspicious,
unpropitious,
unpromising,
ominous,
jinxed,
star-crossed,
Opposite:
destined for success,
blessed,
