Dictionary Definition
smite
Verb
1 inflict a heavy blow on, with the hand, a tool,
or a weapon
2 affect suddenly with deep feeling; "He was
smitten with love for this young girl"
3 cause pain or suffering in; "afflict with the
plague"; "That debasement of the verbal currency that afflicts
terms used in advertisement" [syn: afflict] [also: smote, smitten, smit]smitten adj
1 (used in combination) affected by something
overwhelming; "conscience-smitten"; "awe-struck" [syn: stricken, struck]
2 marked by foolish or unreasoning fondness; "she
was crazy about him"; "gaga over the rock group's new album"; "he
was infatuated with her" [syn: crazy, dotty, gaga, enamored, infatuated, in love, soft on(p),
taken
with(p)]smitten See smite
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Etymology
verb smittian "to pollute".Pronunciation
- Rhymes with: -ɪtən
Adjective
- Made irrationally enthusiastic.
- I was really smitten by the color combination, and soon repainted the entire house.
- In
love.
- He was totally smitten by the librarian.
Translations
made irrationally enthusiastic
- Finnish: hullaantunut
in love
- Finnish: rakastunut, hullaantunut
struck (by) a heavy blow
See also
Verb
smitten- past participle of smite
Extensive Definition
Smitten, the past
participle of smite, can refer to:
- Smitten, a 2004 album by The Martinis
- Smitten, a 1998 album by Buffalo Tom
- Smitten (web site), a popular New York City weblog and column
- Smitten (band), a band featuring Marla Sokoloff
- Smitten (love toy), a mitten made for two
smitten in Spanish: Smitten
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
affected, afflicted, attached to,
becharmed, beguiled, beset, bewitched, bothered, burdened, captivated, charmed, crazy about, crushed, devoted to, distressed, enamored, enamored of, enchanted, enraptured, enthralled, far gone on,
fascinated, fond of,
gaga, gone on, haunted, heartsmitten, hipped on, in
love with, infatuate,
infatuated, mad
about, nuts about, partial to, plagued, smitten with, stricken, struck, struck with, stuck on,
sweet on, taken with, troubled, vexed, wedded to, wild about,
worried, wrapped up
in