AskDefine | Define smitten

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

Adjective

  1. Made irrationally enthusiastic.
    I was really smitten by the color combination, and soon repainted the entire house.
  2. In love.
    He was totally smitten by the librarian.

Translations

made irrationally enthusiastic
in love
struck (by) a heavy blow

See also

Verb

smitten
  1. past participle of smite

Extensive Definition

Smitten, the past participle of smite, can refer to:
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
Privacy Policy, About Us, Terms and Conditions, Contact Us
Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2
Material from Wikipedia, Wiktionary, Dict
Valid HTML 4.01 Strict, Valid CSS Level 2.1