Meaning

3 senses
  1. Affected by an act of smiting.

    (used in combination) affected by something overwhelming

  2. Affected by an act of smiting.

    Made irrationally enthusiastic.

    verzaubert, verzückt, bezaubert

    сражённыйsražónnyj, поражённыйporažónnyj

  3. In love.

    verzaubert, hingerissen, verliebt

Translations

5 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
made irrationally enthusiastic:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
made irrationally enthusiastic:
in love:

Origin

From Middle English smiten, from Old English smiten, ġesmiten, from Proto-Germanic *smitan

From Middle English smiten, from Old English smiten, ġesmiten, from Proto-Germanic *smitanaz, past participle of Proto-Germanic *smītaną (“to hurl; fling”), equivalent to smite + -en (past participle ending).

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Forms

more smitten, most smitten
Comparativemore smitten Lesson
Superlativemost smitten Lesson

regular

Synonyms

8 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

7 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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