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Syllable division derived from spelling — this word is not in the pronouncing dictionary, so no phonetic transcription is shown rather than a guessed one.
ill-starred is an adjective meaning "marked by or promising bad fortune". It carries one recorded sense.
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”
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for ill-starred come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.