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[ stahr-krawst, -krost ] / ˈstɑrˌkrɔst, -ˌkrɒst / SEE SYNONYMS FOR star-crossed ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivethwarted or opposed by the stars; ill-fated: star-crossed lovers. Origin of star-crossedFirst recorded in 1585–95 Words nearby star-crossedstarch-reduced, starchy, star cloud, star cluster, star connection, star-crossed, star-crossed lovers, star cut, stardom, star drill, stardust Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for star-crossedThe fact that he was celebrating another loss for the star-crossed city of Detroit only enhances the symbolism. Will Chris Christie Regret His Cowboy Hug?|Matt Lewis|January 5, 2015|DAILY BEAST Theirs is one of the most star-crossed bromances of our time. James Franco and Seth Rogen Get ‘Naked and Afraid’… And It’s Hilarious|Marlow Stern|December 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST Amid the chaos and carnage, star-crossed lovers Jon Snow (Kit Harington) and Ygritte (Rose Leslie) meet on the battlefield. Game of Thrones’ Rose Leslie on Ygritte and Jon Snow’s Reunion at the Battle of Castle Black|Marlow Stern|June 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST Nadler subverts the potentially familiar plot once again, dispelling with a penstroke the possibilities for star-crossed love. When Surprise Endings Work: Stuart Nadler’s ‘Wise Men’|Nicholas Mancusi|February 13, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Star-crossed lovers of Verona, young victims of an ancient family feud, doomed to die tragically—we all know how it goes. Was Juliet a Mean Girl? Rebecca Serle and ‘When You Were Mine’|Brian Gresko|May 14, 2012|DAILY BEAST This was but the beginning of the tragedy of this pair of star-crossed lovers. Tales from Shakespeare|Charles Lamb and Mary Lamb Star-crossed always, doomed, fated always to be upset by such unforeseen evil chances! Astounding Stories of Super-Science, May, 1930|Various Many at the baptizing remembered the first meeting of the two star-crossed lovers one autumn day long ago on Blackberry Creek. Blue Ridge Country|Jean Thomas
British Dictionary definitions for star-crossed
adjectivedogged by ill luck; destined to misfortune Word Origin for star-crossedC16: from cross (in the sense: thwart): so called because of the astrological belief that the stars affect people's destinies Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to star-crossedcursed, damned, disastrous, ill-fated, luckless, unfortunate, unlucky, catastrophic, ill-omened, ill-starred, jinxed |