star-crossed
adjective/ˈstɑː krɒst/
/ˈstɑːr krɔːst/
(literary)- not able to be happy because of bad luck or fate
- Shakespeare’s star-crossed lovers, Romeo and Juliet
Oxford Collocations DictionaryStar-crossed is used with these nouns:- lover
Word Originfirst used by Shakespeare in Romeo and Juliet (1597).Definitions on the go
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