star-crossed
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See also: starcrossed and star crossed
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From star + crossed. Coined by William Shakespeare in 1597 in Romeo and Juliet, see quotations.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈstɑːˌkɹɒst/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈstɑɹˌkɹɔst/
Audio (US): (file) - (cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /ˈstɑɹˌkɹɑst/
Adjective
star-crossed (comparative more star-crossed, superlative most star-crossed)
- (idiomatic) Ill-fated by destiny, the fate of the person being “written in the stars”.
- Synonym: ill-starred
- The star-crossed lovers looked into each other's eyes, before dying.
- c. 1591–1595 (date written), [William Shakespeare], “The Prologue”, in Romeo and Juliet. (First Quarto), London: Iohn Danter, published 1597, →OCLC:
- From forth the fatall loynes of theſe two foes, / A paire of ſtarre-crost Louers tooke their life:
- 1636, Philip Massinger, The Great Duke of Florence, act V, scene iii:
- But now, such is my star-cross'd destiny, / When he beholds you as you are, I may / As well entreat him give away his crown, / As to part from a jewel of more value.
- 1919 [1914], Compton Mackenzie, Sinister Street, volume 2:
- For a few moments he sat dazed, visualizing that dreadful waste near New Orleans where in the sand it was so easy for the star-crossed Chevalier to bury the idol of his heart.
Translations
ill-fated by destiny
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