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moonstruck

[ moon-struhk ]

/ ˈmunˌstrʌk /

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adjective

mentally deranged, supposedly by the influence of the moon; crazed.

dreamily romantic or bemused.

Also moon·strick·en

[moon-strik-uh n] /ˈmunˌstrɪk ən/.

Origin of moonstruck

First recorded in 1665–75; moon + struck

Words nearby moonstruck

moonshee, moonshine, moonshiner, moonshot, moonstone, moonstruck, moonwalk, moonward, moonwort, moony, moor

Example sentences from the Web for moonstruck

How did this happen to the man who starred in cinematic gems like Moonstruck, Honeymoon in Vegas, Raising Arizona and Valley Girl?

Lights, Camera, Cocktails |Brody Brown |October 22, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
As for Americans who espouse the Tea Party in any way: Why, they're overwrought, moonstruck psychos; in a word, insane.

Sanity Is Overrated |Tunku Varadarajan |October 29, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
He won the Academy Award for his script for the 1987 film, Moonstruck.

A Gift From Frank McCourt |John Patrick Shanley |July 20, 2009 |DAILY BEAST
Dick was not "moonstruck," but he had a manly regard for Dora that did him credit.

The Rover Boys on Treasure Isle |Edward Stratemeyer (AKA Arthur M. Winfield)

It was hard for Orville to believe that a moonstruck fellow like Harold could change his ways, but that was what happened.

First Man |Clyde Brown
Why, he'll sit dazed and moonstruck half a day, and all the night, staring up at the stars as if he would count them!'

The Herd Boy and His Hermit |Charlotte M. Yonge
I am no moonstruck lover, and cannot subsist on air, however well such unsubstantial fare may suit thy humour.

The Siege of Norwich Castle |Matilda Maria Blake
Mediocrity had only seen the gawky stripling, with his moonstruck air, and pestilent habit of trying some new crotchet.

Heroes of the Telegraph |J. Munro

British Dictionary definitions for moonstruck

moonstruck

moonstricken (ˈmuːnˌstrɪkən)

/ (ˈmuːnˌstrʌk) /

adjective

deranged or mad