Moonstruck

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Moonstruck \Moon"struck`\ (m[=oo]n"str[u^]k`), a.
     1. Mentally affected or deranged by the supposed influence of
        the moon; lunatic.
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     2. Produced by the supposed influence of the moon.


        "Moonstruck madness." --Milton.
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     3. Made sick by the supposed influence of the moon, as a
        human being; made unsuitable for food, as fishes, by such
        supposed influence.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  moonstruck
       adj : insane and believed to be affected by the phases of the moon
             [syn: {lunatic}]