moonstruck

Meaning

1. (archaic) Of a person: perverted or insane, originally supposedly due to the influence of the Moon; compare lunatic.
2. (figuratively) Showing irrational behaviour, especially of a romantic or sentimental nature; in an entranced or distracted state, especially due to being in love.
3. (regional) Made physically sick, or (like fish) unsuitable for food, by the supposed effect of moonlight.

Synonyms

lunatic

crazed

epileptic

phrenetic

Translations

lunático

mondsüchtig

verrückt

aysar

çılgın

maanziek

deli

lunatico

à l’esprit dérangé

toqué

معتوه

pazzo

forsennato

tocco

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈmuːnstɹʌk/

Etymology

From moon + struck (adjective), possibly coined by the English poet and polemicist John Milton (1608–1674): see the quotation. Compare Byzantine Greek σεληνόβλητος (selēnóblētos), σεληνόπληκτος (selēnóplēktos), German mondsüchtig, and German Low German maansüchtig, which also refer to being struck by the moon.