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STAGE-STRUCK
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Dictionary entry overview: What does stage-struck mean?
• STAGE-STRUCK (adjective)
The adjective STAGE-STRUCK has 1 sense:
1. infatuated with or enthralled by the theater especially the desire to act
Familiarity information: STAGE-STRUCK used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Infatuated with or enthralled by the theater especially the desire to act
Similar:
affected (acted upon; influenced)
Context examples
"No, it's the toasting fork, with Mother's shoe on it instead of the bread. Beth's stage-struck!" cried Meg, and the rehearsal ended in a general burst of laughter.
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
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