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单词 star-crossed
释义

star-crossed

adjective

ˈstär-ˌkrȯst How to pronounce star-crossed (audio)
: not favored by the stars : ill-fated
a pair of star-crossed lovers take their life William Shakespeare

Synonyms

  • hapless
  • hard-luck
  • ill-fated
  • ill-starred
  • jinxed
  • luckless
  • snakebit
  • snakebitten
  • unfortunate
  • unhappy
  • unlucky
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Word History

First Known Use

1597, in the meaning defined above

star-crossed

adjective

as in unhappy
having, prone to, or marked by bad luck Romeo and Juliet are among literature's most famous star-crossed lovers

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • unhappy
  • unfortunate
  • luckless
  • hapless
  • doomed
  • disastrous
  • ill-starred
  • unlucky
  • jinxed
  • tragic
  • ill-fated
  • hard-luck
  • snakebitten
  • snakebit
  • unfavorable
  • damned
  • adverse
  • catastrophic
  • tragical
  • inauspicious
  • unpromising
  • calamitous
  • accursed
  • ill
  • accurst
  • untoward

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • happy
  • lucky
  • fortunate
  • gifted
  • favored
  • golden
  • promising
  • privileged
  • favorable
  • blessed
  • fair
  • propitious
  • auspicious
  • blest
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