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starstruck

starstruck

5 4.5
Feeling very impressed and excited when you meet a famous person
  • adjective
  • /ˈstɑrˌstrʌk/
: deslumbrado
  • At the premiere, I was completely starstruck when I saw my favorite actor walk down the red carpet.
  • starstruck fan
  • get starstruck
  • feel starstruck

That's a You said you were starstruck when you met this person.

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Examples

  • I was starstruck by Cher and then I was completely taken under her spell.

  • I didn't think that I'd be starstruck by a Spice Girl now, but I was.

  • Do you get starstruck by these big guys?

  • I am so starstruck right now for real.

  • I was starstruck, and I wanted to be one too.

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  • I am a little bit starstruck.

  • She recently came out with a music video and I get very starstruck when I see her.

  • I was starstruck by Kristen, too, when we first met.

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  • I can't even think of asking anything because I'm honestly so damned starstruck.

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  • Brown said he felt starstruck but remarked on how down-to-earth the author acted.

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Synonyms

impressed
vsstarstruck
555 2.8

Feeling respect for someone because of their skill or quality

is stronger, adding excitement and awe when meeting a famous person
dazzled
vsstarstruck
14 4.2

Very impressed and unable to speak because something is beautiful or amazing

is about awe when seeing famous people rather than sensory shock
star-struck
vsstarstruck
  • Informal
9 5.1

Feeling very impressed and excited to meet a famous person

is the same in meaning but written without a hyphen
wonder-struck
vsstarstruck
1 7.2

Feeling very amazed by something beautiful or strange

is tied to seeing famous people rather than general amazement
wonderstruck
vsstarstruck
1 6.0

Feeling surprised and full of admiration when you see something beautiful or amazing

is focused on meeting famous people rather than general beauty or wonder

Antonyms

50 4.4

Not interested or showing no strong feeling about something

19 4.0

Not thinking something is good or interesting

How Awed

worshipful
3 7.1
mesmerized
  • US
26 6.0
starstruck
5 4.5
awed
18 3.7
impressed
555 2.8

Surface Forms

starstruck positive

Morphology

starstruck = star + strike (transparent) = star + struck

The meaning is directly built from 'star' (celebrity) + 'struck' (affected by), so learners can infer 'impressed or awed by a celebrity'.

Etymology

Starstruck comes from star and struck, as if you are 'hit' by the sight of a star. It is like being 'struck by lightning'—suddenly amazed and unable to speak—so starstruck means very impressed or in awe of a famous person.