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smitten

/ˈsmɪtən/

verb

Meaning

  • To hit, to strike.

  • To strike down or kill with godly force.

  • To injure with divine power.

  • To put to rout in battle; to overthrow by war.

  • To afflict; to chasten; to punish.

  • (now only in passive) To strike with love or infatuation.

    "Bob was smitten with Laura from the first time he saw her."

adjective

Meaning

  • Affected by an act of smiting.