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moonstruck

[moon-struhk]

Origin

adjective

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

dreamily romantic or bemused.

Also, moon·strick·en

[moon-strik-uhn] .

Origin:
1665–75; moon + struck

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moonstruck or moonstricken (ˈmuːnˌstrʌk, ˈmuːnˌstrɪkən)

—*adj*
	deranged or mad

moonstricken or moonstricken

—*adj*

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Word Origin & History

moonstruck

1670s, from moon (n.) + + struck (see strike (v.)). For sense, cf. moon (v.).

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