love-struck

Or love·struck

[luhv struhk]

adjective

1. deeply in love with someone; smitten.

   "I thought true love was just a fairytale, but I have it and it's pretty amazing," said the love-struck songwriter.

   After a chance meeting on the train, a lovestruck commuter has launched a search for her Prince Charming.

Word History and Origins

Origin of love-struck¹

First recorded in 1650–60

Example Sentences

Already a growing hit for the singer-songwriter is the love-struck ballad “Pensando y Pensando,” which deals with ruminating thoughts of love and loss.

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Rather, watching them interact as they whip their home into shape, they come off as adults, not so much love-struck as love-sturdy.

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Holland gives a controlled performance as Romeo, evoking the halting, hopeful awkwardness of a love-struck teenager with understatement.

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As viewers, we see Solène through Hayes' love-struck eyes.

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She followed the poised, polished “Sweetener” in 2018 with two quickly produced albums that felt more off-the-cuff and conversational: the intimate and revelatory “Thank U, Next” and the love-struck but less consistent “Positions.”

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