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starstruck

British  
/ ˈstɑːstrʌk /

adjective

  1. completely overawed by someone's celebrity status

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Clarke had watched Dude Perfect videos religiously when he was at USC and was starstruck to meet them in person.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

“People that are looking for a property or going to sell a property, starstruck is the last thing they are,” she clarifies.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

Soldiers, aid workers, and journalists who have observed the Kurds in action tend to come away starstruck.

From Slate • Mar. 6, 2026

Now and then, a press tour will take Bradley Cooper to Paris, where he often speaks French in interviews, delighting a local crowd of starstruck French viewers and unsuspecting international audiences alike.

From Salon • Jan. 18, 2026

We’d met for the first time earlier that day, but I’d been too starstruck to say much.

From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles

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