smitten

smitten
[[t]smɪ̱t(ə)n[/t]]
1) ADJ-GRADED: usu v-link ADJ, oft ADJ with/by n If you are smitten, you find someone so attractive that you are or seem to be in love with them.

They were totally smitten with each other.

2) ADJ-GRADED: usu v-link ADJ, oft ADJ with/by n If you are smitten by something, you are very impressed by it and enthusiastic about it.

Simon Fraser was smitten by the landscapes he found in the wild southwest of the United States.

3) Smitten is the past participle of smite.

English dictionary. 2008.

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