planet-struck
/ˈplanɪtstɹʌk/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.23 in modern English
20
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Afflicted by the astrological influence of a planet; struck down with amazement or shock; panic-stricken.
Archaic
Example Sentences
- "Budæus records how that, at Louis the Twelfth his death, ..., they that were erst in heaven, upon a sudden, as if they had been planet-strucken, lay grovelling on the ground ..."
- "I protest I know not what Face the Moon bore at that time, but I am sure I appear'd like one Planet-struck, and retir'd, more fit indeed for a Grave than a Mistress."
- "I was planet-struck! Nor was his surprise less, when he saw me, and heard my errand and my name."
- "[N]early a hundred officers all with their swords on […] had been drawn to the court-house in the hopes of entertainment from hearing Cressey abuse the judges, but who seemed quite planet-struck when the riot commenced, and more frightened than any other of the spectators!"
- "To be thus ‘planet-struck’ or ‘blasted’ was to be suddenly and inexplicably affected by a paralysing disease, apoplexy or other kind of sudden death."
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /ˈplanɪtstɹʌk/
Usage
Inflected Forms
more planet-struck (comparative)
most planet-struck (superlative)