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moonstricken

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moon⋅struck

  [moon-struhk]
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–adjective
1. mentally deranged, supposedly by the influence of the moon; crazed.
2. dreamily romantic or bemused.
Also, moon⋅strick⋅en  [moon-strik-uhn] .

Origin:
1665–75; moon + struck
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moon·struck   (mōōn'strŭk')   
adj.  

  1. Dazed or distracted with romantic sentiment.

  2. Affected by insanity; crazed.


[From the belief that the moon caused insanity.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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