star-crossed

S s

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [stahr krawst, krost]
- /stɑr krɔst, krɒst/
- /stɑː(r) krɒs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [stahr krawst, krost]
- /stɑr krɔst, krɒst/

Definitions of star-crossed word

adjective star-crossed thwarted or opposed by the stars; ill-fated: star-crossed lovers. 1
adjective star-crossed If someone is star-crossed, they keep having bad luck. 0
adjective star-crossed dogged by ill luck; destined to misfortune 0
adjective star-crossed destined to an unhappy fate; sure to end up in misfortune; unlucky 0

See all 4 definitions of star-crossed

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Origin of star-crossed

First appearance:

before 1585

One of the 35% oldest English words

First recorded in 1585-95

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Star-crossed

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Star-crossed

star-crossed popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 51% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

Synonyms for star-crossed

adj star-crossed

accursed — Some people use accursed to describe something which they are very annoyed about.
bad break — misfortune, period of bad luck
blankety-blank — damned
cast out — To cast out something or someone means to get rid of them because you do not like or need them, or do not want to take responsibility for them.
cursed — If you are cursed with something, you are very unlucky in having it.

adjective star-crossed

foredoomed — Simple past tense and past participle of foredoom.
jinxed — Simple past tense and past participle of jinx.
misfortunate — Having suffered misfortune; pitiable.

All 19 Synonyms of star-crossed