ill-omened

adjective
UK: /ˌɪlˈəʊmənd/
US: /ˌɪlˈoʊmənd/

  1. Giving the impression that something bad is going to happen.

    1. The dark clouds made it feel ill-omened that day.
    2. The sudden silence before the storm felt intensely ill-omened to everyone present.

Synonyms

ominous baleful unpropitious portentous inauspicious

Frequently Asked Questions

The phonetic transcription of "ill-omened" is /ˌɪlˈəʊmənd/ in British English and /ˌɪlˈoʊmənd/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "ill-omened": ominous, baleful, unpropitious, portentous, inauspicious.

Example usage of "ill-omened": "The dark clouds made it feel ill-omened that day.". More examples on the page.