How to pronounce stagestruck
American English pronunciation
STAYJ-struk
- IPA
- /ˈsteɪdʒˌstɹʌk/
- Syllables
- STAYJ · struk (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What stagestruck means
In love with the theater and dreaming of acting
In a sentence: After seeing her first play, Ava was stagestruck and wanted to be an actor.
Where it comes from: It joins stage with struck, as if the theater had hit you with a strong feeling that won't go away.
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