adj
Meaning 1
Spoiled; harmed or damaged.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
marred
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Pronunciation
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/mɑːd/
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/mɑɹd/
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rhymes with -ɑː(ɹ)d
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CMU ARPABET: M AA1 R D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adj
Meaning 2
Of a person, perplexed or troubled
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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adj
Meaning 3
Spoilt, cosseted, overly indulged, soft.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Yorkshire
Qualifier: Lancashire
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verb
Meaning 4
simple past and past participle of mar
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, participle, past
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adjective satellite
Meaning 5
blemished by injury or rough wear
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the scarred piano bench
- walls marred by graffiti
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: scarred
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Middle English marred, merred (“troubled, distressed, vexed, bewildered”), from Old English *mierred, ġemyrred (“disturbed, troubled”), past participle of Old English mierran, ġemyrran (“to hinder, obstruct, force, trouble, err”), equivalent to mar + -ed.
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.