ill-fated
     adj : marked by or promising bad fortune; "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"- W.H.Prescott [syn: {doomed},
            {ill-omened}, {ill-starred}, {unlucky}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0