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star-crossed

[stahr-krawst, -krost]

star-crossed

[stahr-krawst, -krost]
adjective
thwarted or opposed by the stars; ill-fated: star-crossed lovers.

Origin:
1585–95
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star-crossed
 
adj
dogged by ill luck; destined to misfortune
 
[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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