star-crossed

See also: starcrossed and star crossed

English

Alternative forms

starcrossed, star-cross

Etymology

From star +‎ crossed.

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈstɑːˌkɹɒst/
(General American) IPA^(key): /ˈstɑɹˌkɹɔst/
(cot–caught merger, Canada) IPA^(key): /ˈstɑɹˌkɹɑst/

Adjective

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.
- 1597, 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”, in ESPN‎:
  After a star-crossed regular season, Morgan vowed Thursday to show the college hoops world what it has been missing.
Synonym: ill-starred

Translations

ill-fated by destiny

Galician: astroso
German: unsternbedroht (de)

Japanese: 薄幸 (hakkou)
Russian: злополу́чный (ru) (zlopolúčnyj), злосча́стный (ru) (zlosčástnyj)

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