unauspicious

Meanings

• adjective

  Lacking auspice or omen; unfavorable or inauspicious.

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Rhymes

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unpropitious , inopportune , imprudent , unprepared

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Variants

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unaspirated

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Etymology

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From Old French inauspicieux, from in- 'not' + auspicium 'divination, omen'.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'unauspicious' is derived from the Latin word 'auspicium', which means 'divination' or 'omen'.

2. The word 'auspicious' has a positive connotation, while 'unauspicious' has a negative one.

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1. inauspicious: A synonym for 'unauspicious'.

2. auspicious: The opposite of 'unauspicious'. Something that is auspicious is favorable or promising.

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In literature, the term 'unauspicious' is often used to describe an event or situation that is not promising or favorable. For example, in Shakespeare's play 'Macbeth', the witches' prophecy that 'none of woman born shall harm Macbeth' is followed by the ominous warning that 'yet he shall come by the wood, / Where he shall find his father's body, / Wars, huh! But hark! Methinks I hear a knocking at the gate. / Come, you who are called Paulina, / Go to the entrance, and see / Who is that knocks.' This 'unauspicious' event sets the stage for the tragic events that follow.

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3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic by remembering that 'unauspicious' means 'lacking a good omen'.

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