Synonyms for moonstruck
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : moon-struhk |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈmunˌstrʌk |
Top 10 synonyms for moonstruck Other synonyms for the word moonstruck
- demented
- derailed
- deranged
- disordered
- distraught
- dotty
- fatuous
- frenzied
- idiotic
- impractical
- irrational
- irresponsible
- loony
- lunatic
- mad
- mad as a hatter
- maniac
- maniacal
- mental
- mentally ill
- not all there
- nuts
- nutty
- nutty as a fruitcake
- of unsound mind
- off
- off one's rocker
- out of one's mind
- paranoid
- preposterous
- psychopathic
- psychotic
- rabid
- raging
- raving
- schizophrenic
- screwy
- senseless
- sick in the head
- stark raving mad
- touched
- unbalanced
- unhinged
- unsettled
- unsound
- wild
- wrong
Définition of moonstruck
Origin :- 1670s, from moon (n.) + struck (see strike (v.)). Cf. Greek selenobletos. For sense, cf. moon (v.). Perhaps coined by Milton.
- adj insane
- "You must surely be from far away, moonstruck man," she said.
- Extract from : « The Valor of Cappen Varra » by Poul William Anderson
- I shouldn't wonder if Liverpool got moonstruck and just pitched overboard.
- Extract from : « The Pirate Shark » by Elliott Whitney
- He's smilin' in the picture, but she's made him lockjawed an' moonstruck.
- Extract from : « The Burglars' Club » by Henry A. Hering
- I hope you did not let her see how moonstruck you were on the instant.
- Extract from : « Lancaster's Choice » by Mrs. Alex. McVeigh Miller
- He looked at them, thinking they must be moonstruck, for their conduct seemed inexplicable.
- Extract from : « East Lynne » by Mrs. Henry Wood
- My father says they be all mad together, the moonstruck knaves!
- Extract from : « The Lost Treasure of Trevlyn » by Evelyn Everett-Green
- The driver regarded them as a moonstruck couple, since that sort of moon shines ever on fine evenings by the sea.
- Extract from : « The Terms of Surrender » by Louis Tracy
- Mediocrity had only seen the gawky stripling, with his moonstruck air, and pestilent habit of trying some new crotchet.
- Extract from : « Heroes of the Telegraph » by J. Munro
- Maisie jumped up, and stood staring in front of her as if she had been moonstruck.
- Extract from : « The Scottish Fairy Book » by Elizabeth W. Grierson
- Out of him flows most of the philosophy of Nietzsche, who is in modern times the supreme maniac of this moonstruck consistency.
- Extract from : « Twelve Types » by G.K. Chesterton
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