love-struck

American  

[luhv struhk] / ˈlʌv ˌstrʌk /

Or lovestruck

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.

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Etymology

Origin of love-struck

First recorded in 1650–60

Example Sentences

So a set was built in a converted house about 5 miles away, where Julia Roberts plays one of the three love-struck waitresses.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026

Diouf's post, which was accompanied by a love-struck emoji and a crying‑laughing emoji, said: "There it is - the medal and the towel."

From BBC • Jan. 19, 2026

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

From New York Times • May 24, 2024

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

From Salon • May 7, 2024

They put the love-struck thermometer in a tumbler of warm water with two others to test him; and, freed from her influence, he recorded correctly.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 156, February 12, 1919 by Various