snakebit

adjective

ˈsnāk-ˌbit How to pronounce snakebit (audio)
variants or snakebitten
Definition of snakebitnext
as in unfortunate
having, prone to, or marked by bad luck in retrospect, our assault on the mountain's summit seems to have been snakebit from the get-go

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Recent Examples of snakebit The most obvious someone is Ross Colton, who has played well since returning to the lineup but has had two snakebitten seasons in a row and was a healthy scratch to start the playoffs. — Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 9 May 2026 The rest of the Dodgers’ offense finally broke out on Monday, against a snakebitten Astros pitching staff. — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2026 For years, Tomlinson felt snakebit. — Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 12 Jan. 2026 No Red Wings player had been more snakebitten through the first eight games and two periods than Alex DeBrincat. — Max Bultman, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025 While both teams were in position to flip some results, the Ravens have to feel a little snakebitten with how their games have played out, including a couple of fourth-quarter Derrick Henry fumbles. — Scott Chasen, Kansas City Star, 28 Sep. 2025 After the snakebitten franchise, famous for losing four straight Super Bowls in the 1990s, finally snapped a miserable 17-season playoff drought in 2017, then drafted franchise cornerstone quarterback Josh Allen, the Bills have been back, baby. — Sean Gregory, Time, 6 Sep. 2025 The five women sent into the woods for the retreat come back late, drenched, bloody, snakebit and down one member — Alice has disappeared. — Marion Winik, Washington Post, 3 Feb. 2023 To say the fourth-line center was snakebit is underselling it. — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Nov. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for snakebit
  1. unfortunate
  2. unhappy
  3. disastrous
  4. unlucky
Adjective
  • For many people, however, the presentation instead bears an uncanny and unfortunate resemblance to imagery used in Nazi-era Germany.
    — Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The Giannis Antetokounmpo era is off to an unfortunate start, as the Heat is 0-2 to start a season for the first time since the 2022-23 campaign.
    — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of unfortunate
Adjective
  • Dudus was apparently unhappy about a recent NBC News article that exposed Combs’ cushy life behind bars.
    — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Tim Boyd San Juan Capistrano I’m sure there are Dodgers fans unhappy about losing to the Brewers.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of unhappy
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  • Prolonged pump stoppages could lead to a disastrous local scenario of ruptured water supply, district heating, and sewage pipes, even if electricity remains available elsewhere in the country.
    — Tatiana Mitrova, Foreign Affairs, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Yet, the Royals are sitting at home after a disastrous 69-93 campaign.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of disastrous
Adjective
  • But if Earth did somehow get supremely unlucky, and we were directly hit by a jet even a few thousand light-years away, our situation would be grim.
    — Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
  • But this will take time that some unlucky teens simply don’t have.
    — Kent Sepkowitz, STAT, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of unlucky

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“Snakebit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snakebit. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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