Etymology

infaust

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Today it means: Unlucky, unfortunate, ill-omened; unpropitious; sinister. Full definition →

Latin īnfaustus
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromīnfaustus
  2. English todayinfaust

From Latin īnfaustus, from in- (“not”) + faustus (“fortunate, lucky”).

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