star-crossed
adjective /ˈstɑː krɒst/
/ˈstɑːr krɔːst/
(literary)- not able to be happy because of bad luck or fate
- Shakespeare’s star-crossed lovers, Romeo and Juliet
Oxford Collocations DictionaryStar-crossed is used with these nouns:- lover
Word Originfirst used by Shakespeare in Romeo and Juliet (1597).