moonstruck

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   Of a person

   Of a person: perverted or insane, originally supposedly due to the influence of the Moon; compare lunatic.

   • 'Tvvas vvhen the Dog-ſtar's unpropitious ray / Smote ev'ry brain, and vvither'd ev'ry Bay; / Sick vvas the Sun, the Ovvl forſook his bovv'r, / The moon-ſtruck Prophet felt the madding hour: […]
   • It may be that there have been many moonstruck and misleading ideals that have from time to time perplexed mankind. But assuredly there has been no ideal in practice so moonstruck and misleading as the ideal of practicality.
2. 2

   Showing irrational behaviour, especially of a romantic or sentimental nature

   Showing irrational behaviour, especially of a romantic or sentimental nature; in an entranced or distracted state, especially due to being in love.

   • "Up, Tristram, up," men cry, "thou moonstruck knight! / What foul fiend rides thee? On into the fight!" / —Above the din her voice is in my ears— / I see her form glide through the crossing spears,— / Iseult! … .
   • [W]e can also overlook the verbiage of a good deal of the mind-cure literature, some of which is so moonstruck with optimism and so vaguely expressed that an academically trained intellect finds it almost impossible to read it at all.
3. 3

   Made physically sick, or (like fish) unsuitable for food, by the supposed effect of…

   Made physically sick, or (like fish) unsuitable for food, by the supposed effect of moonlight.

The neighborhood

• neighbormoonblind
• neighborstarstruck
• neighborstar-struck
• neighborsunstruck