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smitten
[smit-n]
adjective
overwhelmed with attraction or affection toward someone or something.
struck, such as with a hard blow.
grievously or disastrously stricken or afflicted.
verb
a past participle of smite.
smitten
/ ˈɪə /
verb
a past participle of smite
adjective
(postpositive) affected by love (for)
Other Word Forms
- unsmitten adjective
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
“He says I have an aptitude for devotion,” the smitten boy beams, with his master’s padlock chained around his neck.
"Feel so incredibly lucky. We are all totally smitten."
Although Woolery dabbled in basketball growing up, Grant was once so smitten with the sport that she thought it was going to be her pathway to a Division I college scholarship.
And when she tells him her story has touched his heart, it’s almost like she is smitten.
She got a ticket to London from a smitten suitor, bringing her grandmother along.
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When To Use
Smitten is most popularly used to mean deeply in love.It can also mean infatuated due to being extremely impressed or fond of someone or something, as in I’m just smitten with your new hairstyle or She’s smitten with her new granddaughter. Another way to say any of these things is in love.In a more negative sense, smitten can mean severely or intensely affected or afflicted, such as by illness.All of these senses derive from the fact that smitten is the past participle of the verb smite, which means to strike, damage, injure, attack, or afflict. While smite is often associated with archaic uses (such as its use in the King James Bible to refer to the wrath of God), most senses of the word smitten don’t have this association.Example: I can tell just by the look in your eyes that you’re smitten. ’s his name?
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