"moonstruck" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈmun.stɹʌk/ [General-American] Audio: En-us-moonstruck.oga Forms: more moonstruck [comparative], most moonstruck [superlative]
Etymology: From 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), lloerig (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-moonstruck-en-adj-Nhj6BnCV Disambiguation of 'crazy or insane when affected by the phases of the Moon': 87 0 13
  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, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Welsh translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 82 12 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 12 77 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 6 86 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 90 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 8 83 9 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 10 67 22 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 15 71 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 9 82 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 9 82 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 12 71 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 9 82 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Welsh translations: 12 76 12
  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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