moonstruck
Showing irrational behaviour, especially of a romantic or sentimental natureShowing irrational behaviour, especially of a romantic or sentimental nature; in an entranced or distracted state, especially due to being in love.
Meaning
3 senses(figuratively)Showing irrational behaviour, especially of a romantic or sentimental nature; in an entranced or distracted state, especially due to being in love.
(regional)Made physically sick, or (like fish) unsuitable for food, by the supposed effect of moonlight.
(archaic)Of a person: perverted or insane, originally supposedly due to the influence of the Moon; compare lunatic.
mondsüchtig
лунатикlunatik
insane and believed to be affected by the phases of the moon
Translations
5 languagesOrigin
From moon + struck (adjective), possibly coined by the English poet and polemicist John MiFrom moon + struck (adjective), possibly coined by the English poet and polemicist John Milton (1608–1674): see the quotation. Compare Byzantine Greek σεληνόβλητος (selēnóblētos), σεληνόπληκτος (selēnóplēktos), German mondsüchtig, and German Low German maansüchtig, which also refer to being struck by the moon.
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Forms
more moonstruck, most moonstruck| Comparative | more moonstruck Lesson |
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| Superlative | most moonstruck Lesson |
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Synonyms
2 synonyms- insane and believed to be affected by the phases of the moon:lunatic
Word family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form