Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stage-stricken

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.51 in modern English

Syllables: stage-strick-en
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Synonym of stagestruck.

Example Sentences

"[T]hey entertained themselves […] with a recitation by plump little stage-stricken Ensign Puddock, who, in "thpite of hith lithp," gave rather spirited imitations of some of the players—[…]"

Etymology

From stage + stricken.

Inflected Forms

more stage-stricken (comparative) most stage-stricken (superlative)

Synonyms

stagestruck

Questions

What does stage-stricken mean?: Synonym of stagestruck.
Where does stage-stricken come from?: From stage + stricken.

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