Assuming an individual is always unlucky in all walks of life- education, relationship, employment etc.
Is there any word that can be used to describe such a person?
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1luckless, unfortunate, hapless or ill-fated – Jim Nov 08 '15 at 17:54
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Joe Btfsplk brings bad luck, but doesn't experience it himself. – Hot Licks May 09 '17 at 22:36
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Consider loser:
One that fails consistently, especially a person with bad luck or poor skills
(American Heritage Dictionary)
Another possibility is jinxed:
someone or something that is jinxed has a lot of bad luck
(Macmillan English Dictionary)
A literary, Shakespearean word is star-crossed:
star-crossed: if someone is star-crossed, they keep having bad luck.
(Collins Cobuild Dictionary)
dogged by ill luck; destined to misfortune
(http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/american/star-crossed)
A.P.
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I like "jinxed" more than "loser." How about cursed ? [Webster's ] Synonyms include unlucky, unfortunate, and smote (as if by God). Slang: totally screwed, completely fu-ked-up life
Stu W
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One term I have heard to describe a person who is unlucky is "snake-bitten."
A "snakebite" is an unpleasant, sometimes fatal, event that appears to come out of nowhere.
Tom Au
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back in the 70s & early 80s we called such a person a "mush". Because everything they touched (or bet on) was sure to turn to mush
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