1. not favorable or promising; suggesting future failure or bad luck

Examples

• The dark clouds made it an inauspicious day for the outdoor wedding.
• His first day at the new job got off to an inauspicious start when he spilled coffee on his shirt.
• The team’s poor performance in practice was an inauspicious sign before the championship game.
• She considered it inauspicious to begin the project on Friday the 13th.
• The company’s inauspicious debut on the stock market worried investors.
• Despite the inauspicious weather forecast, they decided to go camping anyway.