smitten

[ smit-n ]

adjective

1. overwhelmed with attraction or affection toward someone or something.
2. struck, such as with a hard blow.
3. grievously or disastrously stricken or afflicted.

verb

1. a past participle of smite.

smitten

/ ˈsmɪtən /

verb

1. a past participle of smite

adjective

1. postpositive affected by love (for)

Other Words From

• un·smit·ten adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of smitten¹

First recorded in 1200–50; Middle English; equivalent to smite + -en ³

Example Sentences

Fineman played an Icelandic talk-show host and Musk played her smitten producer.

From Los Angeles Times

Chloe said Margaret was "absolutely smitten" with the new addition.

From BBC

She wound up in a town she’d never noticed before, standing outside a bedraggled old motel, smitten.

From Los Angeles Times

So smitten, in fact, that she climbed over a wall to get a better look.

From Los Angeles Times

Despite Ani responding to his compassionate greeting with violence, Igor remains smitten with the wife of his employer’s son.

From Salon