smitten

A couple in Ghana

Meaning

Adjective

  • Affected by an act of smiting.

Origin

  • From Middle English smiten, from Old English smiten, ġesmiten, from Proto-Germanic *smitanaz, past participle of Proto-Germanic *smītaną, equivalent to smite + -en.

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