English Explanatory Dictionary

star-crossed

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Ill-fated by destiny, the fate of the person being “written in the stars”.

Pronunciation

/ˈstɑːˌkɹɒst/ /ˈstɑɹˌkɹɔst/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-star-crossed.wav /ˈstɑɹˌkɹɑst/

Word forms

star-crossed more star-crossed most star-crossed starcrossed star-cross

Etymology

From star + crossed. Coined by William Shakespeare in 1597 in Romeo and Juliet, see quotations.

Synonyms

ill-starred augurous baleful bodeful boding dire disastrous divine fatal foreboding ill-boding ill-fated ill-omened inauspicate inauspicious nefastous omenic ominous brooding portentous presageful presagious prodigious sinister star-crossed sullen

Related words

stars are aligned
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