verb
- Inflict a heavy blow on, with the hand, a tool, or a weapon.
- synonyms: smite
- Affect suddenly with deep feeling.
- usage: "He was smitten with love for this young girl"
- synonyms: smite
- Cause physical pain or suffering in.
- usage: "afflict with the plague"
adjective
- Used in combination. ( affected by something overwhelming)
- usage: "conscience-smitten"; "awe-struck"
- Marked by foolish or unreasoning fondness.
- usage: "gaga over the rock group's new album"; "he was infatuated with her"
- synonyms: enamored, infatuated, in love, potty, soft on, taken with
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