stage-struck


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stage-struck

(stāj′strŭk′)
adj.
Enthralled by the theater or intensely eager for a career in acting.
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stage-struck

adj
(Theatre) infatuated with the glamour of theatrical life, esp with the desire to act
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Adj.1.stage-struck - infatuated with or enthralled by the theater especially the desire to act
affected - acted upon; influenced
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stage-struck

[ˈsteɪdʒˌstrʌk] adj to be stage-struckessere preso/a dal fuoco sacro del teatro
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Beth's stage-struck!" cried Meg, and the rehearsal ended in a general burst of laughter.
Occasionally, in sheer self defense, she carried on a light monologue, but Martin's lack of interest gave her such an odd, lonely, stage-struck sensation that she, too, became untalkative, keeping to herself the ideas which chased through her ever-active mind.
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