adj
Meaning 1
Affected by an act of smiting.
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
smitten
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smĭten
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/ˈsmɪ.tn̩/
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rhymes with -ɪtən
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CMU ARPABET: S M IH1 T AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adj
Meaning 2
Affected by an act of smiting.
Made irrationally enthusiastic.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Meaning 3
Affected by an act of smiting.
In love.
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verb
Meaning 4
past participle of smite.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, participle, past
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adjective satellite
Meaning 5
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- conscience-smitten
- awe-struck
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: stricken, struck
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 6
marked by foolish or unreasoning fondness
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- gaga over the rock group's new album
- he was infatuated with her
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: enamored, infatuated, in love, potty, soft on(p), taken with(p)
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
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).
Across languages
Translations
52 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Czech: zblázněný — made irrationally enthusiastic
- Dutch: getroffen — made irrationally enthusiastic
- Dutch: ingenomen — made irrationally enthusiastic
- Finnish: hullaantunut — made irrationally enthusiastic
- Galician: engaiolado — made irrationally enthusiastic
- Galician: entusiasmado — made irrationally enthusiastic
- German: verzaubert — made irrationally enthusiastic
- German: verzückt — made irrationally enthusiastic
- German: bezaubert — made irrationally enthusiastic
- German: hingerissen — made irrationally enthusiastic
- German: ergriffen — made irrationally enthusiastic
- German: eingenommen — made irrationally enthusiastic
- German: befallen — made irrationally enthusiastic
- German: heimgesucht — made irrationally enthusiastic
- German: geschlagen — made irrationally enthusiastic
- Italian: esaltato — made irrationally enthusiastic
- Italian: estasiato — made irrationally enthusiastic
- Italian: fanatico — made irrationally enthusiastic
- Italian: sfegatato — made irrationally enthusiastic
- Italian: accanito — made irrationally enthusiastic
- Portuguese: empolgado — made irrationally enthusiastic
- Russian: сражённый (sražónnyj) — made irrationally enthusiastic
- Russian: поражённый (poražónnyj) — made irrationally enthusiastic
- Slovak: byť hotový z niečoho — made irrationally enthusiastic
- Spanish: entusiasmado — made irrationally enthusiastic
- Spanish: fascinado — made irrationally enthusiastic
- Czech: zabouchnutý — in love
- Czech: zblázněný — in love
- Finnish: rakastunut — in love
- Finnish: hullaantunut — in love
- Finnish: pihkassa — in love
- Galician: engaiolado — in love
- Galician: apaixonado — in love
- German: verzaubert — in love
- German: hingerissen — in love
- German: verliebt — in love
- German: verknallt — in love
- German: verguckt — in love
- Ancient Greek: ἐρωτόληπτος (erōtólēptos) — in love
- Italian: innamorato — in love
- Italian: infatuato — in love
- Italian: invaghito — in love
- Italian: cotto — in love
- Japanese: 恋 (koi) — in love
- Ladino: aferrado — in love
- Māori: kohara — in love
- Portuguese: apaixonado — in love
- Slovak: buchnutý — in love
- Slovak: zaľúbený — in love
- Spanish: enamorado — in love
- Spanish: amartelado — in love
- Spanish: derretirse por — in love
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