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star-crossed

[ stahr-krawst, -krost ]

adjective

  1. thwarted or opposed by the stars; ill-fated:

    star-crossed lovers.



star-crossed

adjective

  1. dogged by ill luck; destined to misfortune
“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
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of star-crossed1

First recorded in 1585–95
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of star-crossed1

C16: from cross (in the sense: thwart): so called because of the astrological belief that the stars affect people's destinies
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I hurt with the knowledge that maybe our meeting had been a cruel accident and not star-crossed love.

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Yet the comic high jinks, star-crossed lovers and long-lost relatives that pop up in his play “The Miser,†first produced in 1668, will be instantly familiar to anybody who has ever seen a Shakespeare comedy.

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Class is the central theme in “Egoistâ€: Kosuke and Ryuta’s star-crossed romance shows us how money, and the struggle to make ends meet, can complicate even the most genuine love.

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Lauded as a trans-affirming story that also features a star-crossed gay love story, “Nimona†proves that heroines don’t need to be nice or sweet to win us over.

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The six-episode series follows their star-crossed characters, Rick and Michonne, as they fight to find their way back to one another after years of separation.

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