planet-struck

American  

[plan-it-struhk] / ˈplæn ɪtˌstrʌk /

Also planet-stricken

adjective

1. affected adversely by the supposed influence of a planet.

2. stricken with terror; panic-stricken.

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planet-struck British  

adjective

1. astrology affected by the influence of a planet, esp malignly

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Etymology

Origin of planet-struck

First recorded in 1605–15

Example Sentences

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planet-struck

Forgetful let me lie where summer's drouth Sifts fine the sand and then with gaping mouth Dream planet-struck by the grape's round wine-red star.

From The Defeat of Youth and Other Poems by Aldous Huxley

"What was it?" gasped Dorothy, who had stood throughout the duel like one planet-struck; "what was it you did?"

From The President A novel by Alfred Henry Lewis

Junius says, in Letter 36, note: "Every coward pretends to be planet-struck."

From Junius Unmasked or, Thomas Paine the author of the Letters of Junius and the Declaration of Independence by Joel Moody

So saying he dismissed them; they with speed Their course through thickest constellations held, Spreading their bane; the blasted stars looked wan, And planets, planet-struck, real eclipse Then suffered.

From Paradise Lost by John Milton

Dazzle, you organs to my optic sense, To view a creature of such eminence: O, I am planet-struck, and in yon sphere A brighter star than Venus doth appear!

From Every Man out of His Humour by Ben Jonson