Timeline for Is there a word or phrase for a choice that ultimately leads to tragedy?
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Jan 24, 2012 at 20:31 | comment | added | choster | @AndrewLewis "Ill-fated" (like "ill-starred," "doomed," "star-crossed") would describe the subject and not the decision, and would not work in all cases because it removes culpability from the subject, implying the disastrous outcome is a matter of destiny and not choice. | |
Jan 24, 2012 at 19:11 | comment | added | Andrew Lewis | Along the same lines is ill-fated. thefreedictionary.com/ill-fated | |
Jan 24, 2012 at 16:36 | vote | accept | Josh Sunshine | ||
Jan 24, 2012 at 16:04 | history | answered | choster | CC BY-SA 3.0 |