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INAUSPICIOUSNESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The quality of suggesting an unsuccessful result
Synonyms:
inauspiciousness; unpropitiousness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("inauspiciousness" is a kind of...):
unfavorableness; unfavourableness (the quality of not being encouraging or indicative of success)
Antonym:
auspiciousness (the favorable quality of strongly indicating a successful result)
Derivation:
inauspicious (not auspicious; boding ill)
inauspicious (presaging ill fortune)
inauspicious (contrary to your interests or welfare)