smitten

Etymology
From, from , , from , past participle of , equivalent to.

Adjective

 * 1) Affected by an act of smiting.
 * 2) Made irrationally enthusiastic.
 * 3) In love.
 * 4) * 1912, Thomas Holmes, “Marriage in the Underworld”, in London's Underworld (The Making of the Modern Law), London: J. M. Dent & Sons; New York, N.Y.:, 60735063 ; republished as London; New York, N.Y.: Anthem Press, 2006, ISBN 978-1-84331-219-2 , page 118:
 * At the end of the long procession came a smitten woman. I think of the women who have fastened the tendrils of their heart's affection round unworthy men, and have married them, hoping, trusting and believing that their love and influence would be powerful enough to win the men to sobriety and virtue. Alas! how mistaken they have been!
 * 1) Made irrationally enthusiastic.
 * 2) In love.
 * 3) * 1912, Thomas Holmes, “Marriage in the Underworld”, in London's Underworld (The Making of the Modern Law), London: J. M. Dent & Sons; New York, N.Y.:, 60735063 ; republished as London; New York, N.Y.: Anthem Press, 2006, ISBN 978-1-84331-219-2 , page 118:
 * At the end of the long procession came a smitten woman. I think of the women who have fastened the tendrils of their heart's affection round unworthy men, and have married them, hoping, trusting and believing that their love and influence would be powerful enough to win the men to sobriety and virtue. Alas! how mistaken they have been!
 * 1) In love.
 * 2) * 1912, Thomas Holmes, “Marriage in the Underworld”, in London's Underworld (The Making of the Modern Law), London: J. M. Dent & Sons; New York, N.Y.:, 60735063 ; republished as London; New York, N.Y.: Anthem Press, 2006, ISBN 978-1-84331-219-2 , page 118:
 * At the end of the long procession came a smitten woman. I think of the women who have fastened the tendrils of their heart's affection round unworthy men, and have married them, hoping, trusting and believing that their love and influence would be powerful enough to win the men to sobriety and virtue. Alas! how mistaken they have been!
 * At the end of the long procession came a smitten woman. I think of the women who have fastened the tendrils of their heart's affection round unworthy men, and have married them, hoping, trusting and believing that their love and influence would be powerful enough to win the men to sobriety and virtue. Alas! how mistaken they have been!

Derived terms

 * smitten kitten

Translations

 * Czech: zblázněný
 * Dutch: ,
 * Finnish:
 * German:, , , , , , , , ,
 * Italian:, , , ,
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian: ,
 * Slovak: byť hotový z niečoho
 * Spanish:


 * Czech: zabouchnutý, zblázněný
 * Finnish:, , pihkassa
 * German:, , , ,
 * Greek:
 * Ancient: ἐρωτόληπτος
 * Italian:, , ,
 * Japanese: 恋(こい)
 * Ladino: aferrado, aferrada
 * Maori: kohara
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian: по́ у́ши влюблённый
 * Slovak: buchnutý, zaľúbený
 * Spanish: