star-crossed
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star-crossed (comparative more star-crossed, superlative most star-crossed)
- ill-fated by destiny, the fate of the person being “written in the stars”.
- The star-crossed lovers looked into each other's eyes, before dying.
- 1592, William Shakespeare, “Prologue”, in Romeo and Juliet:
- From forth the fatal loins of these two foes/ A pair of star-cross'd lovers take their life;
- 2009 March 20, Adam Rittenberg, “Spartans overpower Robert Morris”, ESPN:
- After a star-crossed regular season, Morgan vowed Thursday to show the college hoops world what it has been missing.
Usage notes [edit]
Commonly misconstrued as “to be in love”.
Translations [edit]
ill-fated by destiny
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