unblest
Denied divine favor
Unblest means not blessed—lacking divine favor, happiness, or good fortune.
The word is literary and archaic, appearing in older poetry and religious texts: unblest by children, an unblest union.
It can suggest something cursed or unfortunate, though without the active malevolence that cursed implies.
Also spelled unblessed.
Under a baleful spell
- damnedCondemned to hell
- hexedPlaced under curse
- jinxedAfflicted with misfortune
- bewitchedUnder magical influence
malediction · anathema · excommunication · damnation · execration · bane · afflicted · blighted
Destined to fail
- ill-starredFated to fail
- star-crossedDoomed by destiny
- haplessLacking good fortune
- lucklessWithout good fortune
unfortunate · misfortunate · ill-omened · snakebit · woebegone · wretched · tragic · calamitous
Regarded with disapproval
- rejectedRefused or turned away
- spurnedRejected with contempt
- shunnedPersistently avoided socially
- outcastShunned, rejected person
forsaken · abandoned · neglected · overlooked · disregarded · unacknowledged · unrecognized · unwelcome
accursed
Under a baleful spell
bewitched · malediction · anathema · excommunication · damnation · execration · bane · afflicted · blighted · doomed
ill-fated
Destined to fail
- ill-starredFated to fail
- star-crossedDoomed by destiny
- haplessLacking good fortune
luckless · unfortunate · misfortunate · ill-omened · snakebit · woebegone · wretched · tragic · calamitous · disastrous
disfavored
Regarded with disapproval
outcast · forsaken · abandoned · neglected · overlooked · disregarded · unacknowledged · unrecognized · unwelcome · unwanted
miserable
Wretchedly unhappy, dejected
- woefulExtremely sad or pitiful
- pitifulArousing sorrowful contempt
- pitiableDeserving sympathetic sorrow
forlorn · desolate · bereft · sorrowful · suffering · afflicted · tormented · anguished · distressed · downtrodden