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- [moon-struhk]
- /ˈmunˌstrʌk/
- /ˈmuːn.strʌk/
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- [moon-struhk]
- /ˈmunˌstrʌk/
Definitions of moonstruck word
- adjective moonstruck mentally deranged, supposedly by the influence of the moon; crazed. 1
- adjective moonstruck dreamily romantic or bemused. 1
- noun moonstruck Unable to think or act normally, esp. because of being in love. 1
- adjective moonstruck romantic, daydreaming 1
- adjective moonstruck deranged or mad 0
- adjective moonstruck affected mentally in some way, supposedly by the influence of the moon 0
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Origin of moonstruck
First appearance:
before 1665 One of the 47% oldest English words
First recorded in 1665-75; moon + struck
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Parts of speech for Moonstruck
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
moonstruck popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
moonstruck usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for moonstruck
adj moonstruck
- batty — If you say that someone is batty, you mean that they are rather eccentric or slightly crazy.
- bizarre — Something that is bizarre is very odd and strange.
- brainsick — relating to or caused by insanity; crazy; mad
- cracked — An object that is cracked has lines on its surface because it is damaged.
- crazed — Crazed people are wild and uncontrolled, and perhaps insane.
adjective moonstruck
- dazed — If someone is dazed, they are confused and unable to think clearly, often because of shock or a blow to the head.
- confused — If you are confused, you do not know exactly what is happening or what to do.
- distracted — Obsolete. distracted.
- dreamy — of the nature of or characteristic of dreams; visionary.
- insane — not sane; not of sound mind; mentally deranged.
Antonyms for moonstruck
adjective moonstruck
- alert — If you are alert, you are paying full attention to things around you and are able to deal with anything that might happen.
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