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star-crossed

[stahr-krawst, -krost] / ˈstɑrˌkrɔst, -ˌkrɒst /
ADJECTIVE
doomed
Synonyms
WEAK
catastrophic cursed damned disastrous ill-fated ill-omened ill-starred jinxed luckless misfortunate unfortunate unlucky

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Summarized, Zhivago's plot sounds like any conventional saga of Red Star-crossed lovers who meet, part, and meet again at all the crossroads of history.

From Time Magazine Archive

Star-crossed always, doomed, fated always to be upset by such unforeseen evil chances!

From Astounding Stories of Super-Science, May, 1930 by Bates, Harry

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