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- 1. thwarted by bad luck: literary "star-crossed lovers"
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Star-crossed means unlucky, especially in love. It comes from the phrase "star-crossed lovers", which refers to the tragic fate of two lovers in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. See synonyms, antonyms, and usage examples of star-crossed.
Star-crossed means not favored by the stars, or ill-fated. It comes from the idea that stars control the lives and actions of people. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related articles.
Star-crossed means unlucky or destined to misfortune, often used to describe lovers who are thwarted by fate or the stars. Learn the origin, synonyms, pronunciation and usage of this literary term with Collins English Dictionary.
Star-crossed means not able to be happy because of bad luck or fate, often used to describe lovers in a tragedy. Learn how to pronounce, use and collocate this literary term with Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
Star-crossed means thwarted or opposed by the stars; ill-fated. It comes from the astrological belief that the stars affect people's destinies. See how to use this word in sentences and its origin and history.
Star-crossed means two people who are not able to be together for some reason, often due to fate or destiny. The term comes from Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet and has been used in many other stories, such as Tristan and Isolde, Wuthering Heights, and Layla and Majnun.
Star-crossed means opposed by fate or ill-fated, especially in love. Find the origin, usage, and translations of this adjective from various sources, such as American Heritage, Collins, and Random House dictionaries.
Star-crossed means unlucky, especially in love or romance. Learn how to use this literary adjective with synonyms, antonyms, and examples from various sources.
Star-crossed means being in a situation that prevents something happy or good happening, especially in love. Learn more about this literary term and see how it is used in sentences from the corpus.
Star-crossed means opposed by fate or destined to an unhappy fate. It is often used to describe lovers who are doomed by the stars to be together. See synonyms, sentences and origin of the word.
