See moonstruck on Wiktionary
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"English terms with obsolete senses",
"English terms with quotations",
"Regional English"
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"examples": [
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"ref": "1847, [Sarah Bowdich] Lee, chapter XVIII, in The African Crusoes: Or The Adventures of Carlos and Antonio, Boston, Mass.: Lee and Shepard; New York, N.Y.: Lee, Shepard & Dillingham, […], published 1873, →OCLC, pages 392–393:",
"text": "\"Yes, yes, thank God! I am not blind; I was afraid I was moon-struck.\" \"Moon-struck!\" uttered Carlos in astonishment. \"What do you mean?\" \"Why, don't you know,\" answered Antonio, \"that sleeping in the open air by moonlight often causes contractions, and sometimes makes persons blind whenever the moon shines?\"",
"type": "quote"
}
],
"glosses": [
"Made physically sick, or (like fish) unsuitable for food, by the supposed effect of moonlight."
],
"links": [
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"regional",
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],
[
"Made",
"make#Verb"
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"physically",
"physically"
],
[
"sick",
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[
"fish",
"fish#Noun"
],
[
"unsuitable",
"unsuitable"
],
[
"food",
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"supposed",
"supposed#Adjective"
],
[
"effect",
"effect#Noun"
],
[
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"moonlight#Noun"
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"qualifier": "obsolete except UK",
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"(obsolete except UK, regional) Made physically sick, or (like fish) unsuitable for food, by the supposed effect of moonlight."
],
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}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈmuːnstɹʌk/",
"tags": [
"Received-Pronunciation"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈmunˌstɹʌk/",
"tags": [
"General-American"
]
},
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"translations": [
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "of a person: crazy or insane, originally supposedly due to the influence of the Moon — see also crazy, insane",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "månesyg"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "of a person: crazy or insane, originally supposedly due to the influence of the Moon — see also crazy, insane",
"word": "kuuhullu"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "of a person: crazy or insane, originally supposedly due to the influence of the Moon — see also crazy, insane",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"masculine"
],
"word": "lunatique"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "of a person: crazy or insane, originally supposedly due to the influence of the Moon — see also crazy, insane",
"word": "mondsüchtig"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "of a person: crazy or insane, originally supposedly due to the influence of the Moon — see also crazy, insane",
"tags": [
"masculine",
"obsolete"
],
"word": "lunatico"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "of a person: crazy or insane, originally supposedly due to the influence of the Moon — see also crazy, insane",
"word": "lunaticus"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "of a person: crazy or insane, originally supposedly due to the influence of the Moon — see also crazy, insane",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "lunático"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "lunatik",
"sense": "of a person: crazy or insane, originally supposedly due to the influence of the Moon — see also crazy, insane",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "лунатик"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "of a person: crazy or insane, originally supposedly due to the influence of the Moon — see also crazy, insane",
"word": "lloerig"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "showing irrational behaviour, especially of a romantic or sentimental nature; in an entranced or distracted state, especially due to being in love",
"word": "lääpällään"
}
],
"word": "moonstruck"
}
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