"star-crossed" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈstɑːˌkɹɒst/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈstɑɹˌkɹɔst/ [General-American], /ˈstɑɹˌkɹɑst/ [Canada, cot-caught-merger] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-star-crossed.wav [US] Forms: more star-crossed [comparative], most star-crossed [superlative]
Etymology: From star + crossed. Coined by William Shakespeare in 1597 in Romeo and Juliet, see quotations. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|star|crossed}} star + crossed, {{coin|en|William Shakespeare|in=1597}} Coined by William Shakespeare in 1597 Head templates: {{en-adj}} star-crossed (comparative more star-crossed, superlative most star-crossed)
  1. (idiomatic) Ill-fated by destiny, the fate of the person being “written in the stars”. Wikipedia link: star-crossed Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: ill-starred, starcrossed, star-cross Translations (ill-fated by destiny): злочест (zločest) (Bulgarian), astroso (Galician), unsternbedroht (German), unterm Unglücksstern geboren (German), 薄幸 (hakkō) (Japanese), 薄運 (hakuun) (Japanese), astrōsus (Latin), злополу́чный (zlopolúčnyj) (Russian), злосча́стный (zlosčástnyj) (Russian)

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