Meaning & use
star-crossed lovers
Two romantic partners whose relationship is doomed by fate or circumstances beyond their control.
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Romeo and Juliet remain literature's most famous pair of star-crossed lovers.
The film follows two star-crossed lovers separated by a war neither wanted.
A note on using this word
The phrase comes from Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, where 'star-crossed' means opposed by the stars, or fate.
Words with a similar meaning
doomed lovers
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