inauspicious

[US]/ɪnɔː'spɪʃəs/
[UK]/ˌɪnɔ'spɪʃəs/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. hindi kanais-nais, mapanganib, malas, hindi maganda.

Example Sentences

in spite of an inauspicious beginning, Laura and Bernard succeeded within a few years.

Sa kabila ng hindi magandang simula, nagtagumpay si Laura at Bernard sa loob ng ilang taon.

an inauspicious start to the day

Isang hindi magandang simula ng araw

an inauspicious turn of events

Isang hindi magandang pagbabago sa mga pangyayari

Real-world Examples

They resemble two incense sticks used at sacrifices. It's very inauspicious, and might enrage all present.

Kamukha nila ang dalawang insenso na ginagamit sa mga handog. Ito ay napakasama at maaaring magalit ang lahat ng naroroon.

Source: 100 Most Popular Conversational Topics for Foreigners

But despite this inauspicious premiere, the symphony quickly won acclaim.

Ngunit sa kabila ng hindi magandang simula, mabilis na nakakuha ng pagkilala ang symphony.

Source: TED-Ed (video version)

Only forty years have passed since the telephone made such an inauspicious beginning.

Lumipas lamang ng apatnapung taon mula nang magsimula ang telepono sa ganitong hindi magandang paraan.

Source: The Era of Big Business

But the deception you're contemplating would be deeply disrespectful of her and her desires - and a wildly inauspicious step toward marriage.

Ngunit ang panlilinlang na iyong pinag-iisipan ay magiging lubhang hindi magalang sa kanya at sa kanyang mga pagnanais - at isang hindi magandang hakbang tungo sa kasal.

Source: 2023-36

Droughts and sudden thunderstorms could damage crops, dogs were more likely to become rabid, and it was inauspicious to begin a journey or other large undertaking.

Ang tagtuyot at biglaang pagbagsak ng kulog ay maaaring makapinsala sa mga pananim, mas malamang na maging galit ang mga aso, at hindi maganda ang simula ng isang paglalakbay o iba pang malaking gawain.

Source: Selected English short passages

The biggest financial exchange you have never heard of IN THE competition for most inauspicious introduction to finance, Terrence Duffy, the executive chairman of CME Group, must surely be the winner.

Ang pinakamalaking palitan ng pera na hindi mo pa naririnig sa kompetisyon para sa pinaka hindi magandang pagpapakilala sa pananalapi, si Terrence Duffy, ang executive chairman ng CME Group, ay dapat na ang panalo.

Source: The Economist - Comprehensive

The other day, on an inauspicious [13]Thursday afternoon, I sallied forth from my room at the call of these same sounds. There was a man on guard in the passage.

Isang araw, noong Huwebes na hindi magandang [13]hapon, lumabas ako mula sa aking silid sa tawag ng parehong mga tunog. May isang lalaki na nagbabantay sa pasilyo.

Source: Family and the World (Part 1)

Though this was an inauspicious position, it  qualified him to stand for election to become an aedile and after several failed attempts  he finally obtained that office in 38 AD.

Kahit na ito ay isang hindi magandang posisyon, kwalipikado siya na tumakbo sa halalan upang maging isang aedile at pagkatapos ng ilang nabigong pagtatangka, sa wakas ay nakuha niya ang posisyon na iyon noong 38 AD.

Source: Character Profile

Despite this inauspicious beginning, the marriage was to be a notably happy one by the standards of many royal unions and Albert and Elizabeth had a genuine affection for one another.

Sa kabila ng hindi magandang simula, ang kasal ay naging isang kapansin-pansin na maligaya, ayon sa pamantayan ng maraming maharlikang unyon, at si Albert at Elizabeth ay may tunay na pagmamahal sa isa't isa.

Source: Character Profile

And, therefore, since we have been unfortunate enough to introduce our heroine at so inauspicious a juncture, we would entreat for a mood of due solemnity in the spectators of her fate.

At, samakatuwid, dahil napakaswerte nating ipakilala ang ating bida sa ganitong hindi magandang sitwasyon, hiling namin ang isang mood ng nararapat na pagiging seryoso sa mga manonood ng kanyang kapalaran.

Source: Seven-angled Tower (Part 1)

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