"moonstruck" meaning in English

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Adjective

Audio: En-us-moonstruck.oga [US] Forms: more moonstruck [comparative], most moonstruck [superlative]
Etymology: moon + struck. Compare German Low German maansüchtig, German mondsüchtig. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|moon|struck}} moon + struck, {{cog|nds-de|maansüchtig}} German Low German maansüchtig, {{cog|de|mondsüchtig}} German mondsüchtig Head templates: {{en-adj}} moonstruck (comparative more moonstruck, superlative most moonstruck)
  1. (obsolete) Crazy or insane when affected by the phases of the Moon. Tags: obsolete Translations (crazy or insane when affected by the phases of the Moon): månesyg [common-gender] (Danish), lunatique [feminine, masculine] (French), mondsüchtig (German), lunatico [masculine, obsolete] (Italian), lunaticus (Latin), lunático [masculine] (Portuguese), лунатик (lunatik) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-moonstruck-en-adj-Nhj6BnCV Disambiguation of 'crazy or insane when affected by the phases of the Moon': 87 1 12
  2. (by extension) Showing irrational behaviour, especially of a romantic or sentimental nature. Tags: broadly
    Sense id: en-moonstruck-en-adj-ICxU7rv5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 59 36
  3. (obsolete) Made sick, or (like fishes) unsuitable for food, by the supposed influence of the Moon. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-moonstruck-en-adj--W9Om99S
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: moonstricken

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