love-struck

love-·struck

adjective

struck by (usually romantic) love; smitten.

Meanings

adjectivelove-struck (comparative more love-struck, superlative most love-struck)

comparative more love-struck · superlative most love-struck · alternative lovestruck

  1. struck by (usually romantic) love; smitten.

    Fay Wray was hoisted into the air by the love-struck ape.

    2003 July 7, New Yorker, page 84

Synonyms & antonyms

Origin

Translations

Ancient Greek ἐρωτόληπτος
  • ἐρωτόληπτος (erōtólēptos)smitten
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Chicago

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