snakebitten
Dogged by misfortune
Snakebitten describes someone plagued by persistent bad luck or misfortune, as if cursed.
The term comes from the literal danger of snakebite but applies figuratively to people, teams, or projects that seem doomed to fail despite effort: The snakebitten franchise hasn't won a championship in forty years.
Also spelled snake-bitten.
Afflicted with misfortune
- hexedPlaced under curse
- ill-fatedDestined to fail
- star-crossedDoomed by destiny
- ill-starredFated to fail
bewitched · accursed · blighted · doomed · damned · bedeviled · haunted · plagued
Lacking good fortune
- lucklessWithout good fortune
- unfortunateDeserving of pity
- hard-luckMarked by repeated misfortune
- underdogPresumed loser beforehand
disadvantaged · unfavored · woebegone · forlorn · losing streak · bad break · tough luck · misfortune
Injected animal poison
- antivenomSerum countering toxic bites
- fangsSharp piercing teeth
- rattlesnakeViper with segmented tail noisemaker
- cobraHooded venomous serpent
viper · mamba · pit viper · asp · copperhead · cottonmouth · envenomation · fang marks
jinxed
Afflicted with misfortune
- hexedPlaced under curse
- ill-fatedDestined to fail
- star-crossedDoomed by destiny
ill-starred · bewitched · accursed · blighted · doomed · damned · bedeviled · haunted · plagued · voodoo
hapless
Lacking good fortune
- lucklessWithout good fortune
- unfortunateDeserving of pity
- hard-luckMarked by repeated misfortune
underdog · disadvantaged · unfavored · woebegone · forlorn · losing streak · bad break · tough luck · misfortune · bad luck
venom
Injected animal poison
- antivenomSerum countering toxic bites
- fangsSharp piercing teeth
- rattlesnakeViper with segmented tail noisemaker
cobra · viper · mamba · pit viper · asp · copperhead · cottonmouth · envenomation · fang marks · swelling
losing streak
Series of consecutive defeats
- championship droughtLong titleless stretch
- collapseSudden structural failure
- chokeObstruct breathing or airflow
heartbreak · Red Sox · Bills · fumble · near-miss · defeat · runner-up · also-ran · winless · cellar dweller
snakebittenhappy
Feeling pleasure or contentment
thriving · flourishing · prosperous · content · joyful
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