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   Star-crossed

   /ˈstɑr ˌkrɔst/

   

   adjective

   • 1. (of a person or a plan) thwarted by bad luck: literary "star-crossed lovers"

   Word Origin first used by Shakespeare in Romeo and Juliet (1597).

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   The meaning of STAR-CROSSED is not favored by the stars : ill-fated. How to use star-crossed in a sentence.

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   What does star-crossed mean?

   • Star-crossed always, doomed, fated always to be upset by such unforeseen evil chances! This was but the beginning of the tragedy of this pair of star-crossed lovers. Star-crossed definition: thwarted or opposed by the stars; ill-fated. See examples of STAR-CROSSED used in a sentence.

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   What is star-crossed about?

   • Director Bardia Zeinali said, “We wanted (”Star-Crossed”) to feel cinematic and epic without compromising the heart and the emotion.” He added that the goal of the project was to make it “feel fantastical and heightened and tell her story through the lens of art and fashion.”

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   What happens if someone is star-crossed?

   • If someone is star-crossed, they keep having bad luck. ...star-crossed lovers parted by war and conflict. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition.

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   Are Star-Crossed Lovers memorable love stories?

   • Prime time has had various star-crossed lovers labeled as notable and unforgettable love stories. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.

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   adjective. literary uk / ˌstɑːˈkrɒst / us / ˌstɑːrˈkrɑːst / Add to word list. unlucky: star-crossed lovers. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. having bad things happen by chance. unlucky She is one of the unluckiest people I've ever met.

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   adjective. literary us / ˌstɑːrˈkrɑːst / uk / ˌstɑːˈkrɒst / Add to word list. unlucky: star-crossed lovers. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. having bad things happen by chance. unlucky She is one of the unluckiest people I've ever met.

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   Star-crossed definition: thwarted or opposed by the stars; ill-fated. See examples of STAR-CROSSED used in a sentence.

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   adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] If someone is star-crossed, they keep having bad luck. [literary] ...star-crossed lovers parted by war and conflict. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. star-crossed in British English. adjective. dogged by ill luck; destined to misfortune.

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   When it seems like you're doomed to have bad luck, you're star-crossed. You may feel like your camping plans are star-crossed if it rains every time you head into the woods with your sleeping bag.

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   Definition of star-crossed adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.