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| Cassandra |
in The Iliad, an ancient Greek epic poem, a woman who saw the future accurately, but who was fated never to be believed. [1/2 definitions] |
| fey |
(chiefly Scottish) fated to die soon; doomed. [1/3 definitions] |
| fey Scot |
a Scotsman who is doomed or fated to die; used in reference to the character of Macbeth in Shakespeare's play. |
| finished |
fated or subject to decisive downfall, ruin, or death. [1/4 definitions] |
| ill-fated |
fated to come to a bad end; doomed. [1/2 definitions] |
| ill-starred |
unlucky; ill-fated. |
| Romeo and Juliet |
a tragic play about ill-fated young lovers, written by William Shakespeare. |
| star-crossed |
destined to suffer an unhappy end; ill-fated; unlucky. |
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